The world of gaming contributes to innovativeness and ingenuity more than the world gives it credit for. The fronts made on technology when it comes to gaming have broader implications outside gaming, with tech giants setting a firm base in the community. One such tech giant, Nvidia, certainly made its mark on gamers. Nvidia has stunned the global audience with its growth.

As the stock market closed on Thursday, one detail about Nvidia shocked the entire world. It is now bigger than some of the biggest companies in the world, bigger than Facebook or Tesla!

Nvidia jumps to a near-trillion-dollar valuation

Nvidia largely dominates the gaming market, with its GPUs being top-of-the-line products. Nvidia’s market cap, or in simple terms total valuation, crossed the $950 billion mark on Thursday. This comes after the company announced its annual earnings report on Wednesday.

As the report would reflect, the second quarter sales for the company were about $11 billion. It was 50% more than what analysts had predicted for the company. As a result, its share price rose by 25.6%, taking the stock to $383.43. It caused a massive rise of $170 billion in the company’s valuation.

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This means that Nvidia can become one of the few companies to touch the trillion-dollar valuation mark. In its rise to its present valuation, Nvidia managed to pass giant multinationals such as Meta, Tesla, and streaming giant Netflix.

In the words of author Peter Yang, “In a gold rush, sell the shovels. Nvidia’s GPUs could be the most lucrative shovels ever.“

Nvidia’s future opportunities are vast

Nvidia has become a common name within communities of gamers. It is the company making the most powerful graphics processing units in the world. The company started with GPUs and made its name because of its GPUs. However, with the advancements being made in the world of technology, its future may just take it away from gaming.

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The GPUs that allow users to enjoy graphically advanced games allow open avenues for AI development. It lets the computer learn without the use of a programmer feeding in information. It is a key factor when it comes to developing AI in a process known as “deep learning”.

Moreover, Nvidia currently holds a monopoly in this area, as they are the only ones capable of producing these chips. While it does not provide a definitive direction, it looks increasingly likely that Nvidia may take the route of focusing on improving these chips alongside the gaming section. AI certainly looks like a promising bet for Nvidia to make.

In terms of its RTX projects, the company announced the launch of the GeForce RTX 4000 series in September 2022. These cards feature third-generation RTX architecture, alongside NVIDIA Ada Lovelace. The RTX 4090 is the epitome of the modern GPU.

Nvidia’s meteoric rise in the world of gaming has carried it to new heights. It makes headways into new areas of technology. It has come a long way from its humble beginnings over 30 years.

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