In fact, high-performance “Zen” processors account for the largest portion of AMD’s R&D investments right now. In a bid to ensure that it can fund crucial projects, AMD cut its SG&A expenses in Q1 2015 to $125 million, down 9 per cent sequentially and 20 per cent year-over-year.įor AMD, the key priority right now is development of high-performance microprocessors, said Lisa Su, chief exec of AMD, in a brief interview with Hardwareluxx web-site at Computex. AMD spends roughly 20 per cent of its revenue on R&D and cannot substantially increase its investments even when it needs to. According to chief executive officer of AMD, at present the company spends most of its R&D money on development of upcoming microprocessors based on “Zen” micro-architecture.ĪMD spent $232 million on research and development in the first quarter of 2015 (or around 22 per cent of revenue), a 2 per cent increase compared to the previous quarter, but a 17 per cent decrease from the same period a year ago. With limited R&D resources, AMD has to prioritize its spendings. Advanced Micro Devices has been slashing its research and development budgets for a number of quarters in a row now due to decreasing revenues.
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