Here’s What’s Driving NVIDIA’s Gaming Segment

Here’s What’s Driving NVIDIA’s Gaming Segment

NVIDIA's (NASDAQ: NVDA) gaming segment had another strong quarter, with revenue up 52% year over year. On a trailing twelve month basis, gaming revenue was up to $4.1 billion, which represents 53% of NVIDIA's total revenue.

Selling graphics processing units (GPUs) to PC gamers is NVIDIA's bread-and-butter business, so it's important for investors to keep tabs on the health of the video game industry. The most fundamental element that generates growing demand for NVIDIA's GeForce GPUs is the steady release of quality games that take advantage of the latest hardware on the market. According to Nielsen, 64% of gamers 13 or older reported that having the latest hardware is important, which plays right into NVIDIA's hands as the GPU provider of choice for PC gamers.

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