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AMD vs NVDA
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. against NVIDIA Corporation: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
NVDA did better over the period: $1,000 invested on Oct 28, 2022 would be worth $15,309 today, versus $8,334 for AMD. NVDA also won more monthly periods, outperforming AMD in 29 of the last 48 months, although AMD’s recent momentum was stronger, with a 141.3% YTD return versus NVDA’s 13.4% and a 124.5% one-year return versus 17.3%. The difference matters because NVDA delivered substantially higher cumulative wealth with lower risk: its 12-month volatility was 37.6%, compared with AMD’s 68.2%, and its worst drawdown was -36.9% versus AMD’s -63.0%. The stocks remained meaningfully related, with 0.580 daily-move correlation, but AMD moved only 0.68% for each 1% move in NVDA on average.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($402); 50-day at $542.
- RSI 39, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 23, so the trend is developing.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($203); 50-day at $222.
- RSI 38, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 19, so the trend is weak.
Head to head
Which has returned more, AMD or NVDA?
AMD beat NVDA in 19 of the last 48 months; NVDA won the other 29. The typical monthly gap was 9.59 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
AMD: Mar 7, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025; NVDA: Jan 6, 2025 to Apr 4, 2025
- 0.580
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.68
- AMD move per 1% in NVDA
- 0.520
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 9.59 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | AMD | NVDA | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | +74.3% | +14.4% | +59.83 pts |
| October 2025 | +58.3% | +8.5% | +49.77 pts |
| May 2026 | +45.6% | +5.8% | +39.79 pts |
| September 2026 | +30.0% | +3.6% | +26.40 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 1000 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
Holdings and fees
What do you actually own with AMD and NVDA?
- Price
- $516.79
- Price
- $210.96
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