AMD Gaming post draws backlash hours after Nvidia CEO quits
AMD Gaming's message to players, posted a few hours after Nvidia's CEO resignation, drew replies citing Lisa Su's data center-first remarks.
AMD Gaming published a post on X on November 13, 2026 containing the line "never forget who was by your side when you hit rock bottom" alongside the text "I know you'll always be by my side", according to Gamespark. The post appeared a few hours after NVIDIA announced the resignation of its CEO.
Replies to the post cited AMD CEO Lisa Su's "data center-first" remark and pointed to a contradiction with company policy. A community note about the remark was added to the post.
Su had described AMD as a "data center-first company" in a Yahoo Finance interview video released after the company's earnings announcement, saying she aims to double that business or more over the coming year. In the same interview, she said the data center business is expected to grow 50% from the third quarter to the fourth quarter, and cited Meta's "Muse" agent reaching more than 10 million users in about six weeks as an example of AI demand.
Earlier context
AMD's gaming division was down 40% year-on-year, according to the same reporting.
Quick answers
When did AMD Gaming publish the post?
The account posted it on X on November 13, 2026, a few hours after NVIDIA announced its CEO's resignation.
Why did replies criticize AMD?
Replies cited CEO Lisa Su's "data center-first" remark and pointed to a contradiction with company policy, and a community note about the remark was added to the post.