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Is AMD Catching Up With Nvidia? Here's the Best Stock to Buy Today.

AMD's stock is crushing Nvidia's, but that's not consistent with how the businesses are doing.

Is AMD Catching Up With Nvidia? Here's the Best Stock to Buy Today.

Published August 20, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

If you only looked at their stock prices, then you'd easily assume that Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is eating Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) lunch in 2026. Nvidia is up a respectable 20% this year, while AMD has skyrocketed about 125%. If you zoom out a little further, AMD is up 300% since 2025 began, while Nvidia has only risen 67%.

Considering that Nvidia is supposed to be the king of AI stocks, AMD sure appears to be quite the challenger to the crown. But there is more to this story than just stock performance.

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