Shares in the chip designer were up 0.4% at $140.69 in premarket trading. Futures tracking the benchmark S&P 500 index were down 0.2%. Nvidia stock tumbled 6.2% in the previous se

Both stocks have had strong runs in 2024. Let's consider which semiconductor looks like the better buy heading into 2025.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock is falling in Tuesday's trading. The artificial intelligence (AI) leader's share price was down 5.5% as of 2:45 p.m. ET amid a 0.9% decline for the S&P 500 index and a 1.6% pullback for the Nasdaq Composite index.

AI researchers and data scientists. Nvidia announced Project DIGITS — a desktop AI supercomputer with the company’s latest Blackwell AI chip starting at $3,000 — to enable AI researchers and data scientists to work on AI models without tapping “Nvidia’s cutting-edge AI chips housed in data centers,” the Journal reported.

Nvidia traded slightly higher after Jensen Huang's CES keynote. Traders are eyeing key economic data later in the week.

Nvidia stock was looking to find its footing on Wednesday after economic data prompted a Big Tech selloff the previous day. Nvidia stock tumbled 6.2% in the previous session, wiping out about $200 billion worth of market capitalization.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang kicked off this year’s CES consumer electronics trade show with a slew of AI announcements, in a blockbuster address that had analysts calling the chipmaker's stock a "top pick" on its AI leadership.

In a packed Las Vegas arena, Nvidia founder Jensen Huang stood on stage and marveled over the crisp real-time computer graphics displayed on the screen behind him. He watched as a dark-haired woman walked through ornate gilded double doors and took in the rays of light that poured in through stained glass windows.

Chipmaker Nvidia shares surge after founder Jensen Huang unveils next generation of AI for gamers at CES 2025.

Here they are! Nvidia's RTX 50-series GPUs, based on its "Blackwell" architecture, are coming soon, with giant performance boosts in tow for gaming and content creation with AI models.