The first benchmarks of Intel's upcoming Meteor Lake "Arc" integrated GPU have been leaked and it shows performance on par with Radeon 780M.
26.10.2023 - 22:19 / wccftech.com
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After the decimation that Google faced following weakness in its cloud segment, Intel investors were bracing for a high-stakes earnings report that would set the tone for the next couple of weeks. It seems, however, that carnage has been averted.
Intel has now announced its earnings for the third quarter of 2023, broadly beating consensus expectations regarding its top-line and bottom-line metrics.
For the three months that ended on the 30th of September 2023, Intel reported 14.16 billion in non-GAAP revenue, exceeding consensus expectations of $13.50 billion.
Before looking at the actual performance of Intel's business units during the quarter, here are consensus analyst expectations for some of the company's key business segments:
Here is the actual performance of Intel's business segments in Q3 2023
During Q3 2023, IFS recorded the highest growth, while NEX remained the laggard with a growth of -32 percent.
$INTC PC chip unit generated $7.87B in revenue last quarter, consensus $7.4B; Total revenue $14.2B, consensus $13.5B.
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The following excerpt from the company's earnings release provides supplemental platform revenue information:
Finally, Intel earned $0.41 in EPS (non-GAAP), beating consensus expectations of $0.21. Intel had guided to a non-GAAP EPS of $0.20 while announcing its earnings for the second quarter of 2022.
Here is the company's guidance for the fourth quarter of 2023:
Investors have reacted positively to Intel's latest earnings release, with the stock currently up around 6 percent in after-hours trading.
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The first benchmarks of Intel's upcoming Meteor Lake "Arc" integrated GPU have been leaked and it shows performance on par with Radeon 780M.
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