Better Stock to Buy: Intel or AMD?

By Rick Orford – Dec 5, 2025 at 5:00AMNASDAQ: AMDAdvanced Micro DevicesMarket Cap$352BToday's Changeangle-down(-0.74%) $1.62Current Price$215.98Price as of December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM ETDiscover which could be one of the most powerful semiconductor opportunities of the decade.In this deep dive, I reveal whether AMD (AMD 0.74%) or Intel (INTC 7.45%) has the strongest upside going into 2026. With AI infrastructure momentum, quantum computing breakthroughs, and major partnerships accelerating rapid growth, one of these two may be at the start of a powerful long-term expansion cycle that investors should not ignore. *Stock prices used were the market prices of Nov. 27, 2025. The video was published on Dec. 4, 2025. About the AuthorRick is a Wall Street Journal best-selling author with over 20 years of experience trading stocks and options. The most authoritative publications, including Good Morning America, Washington Post, Yahoo Finance, MSN, Business Insider, NBC, FOX, CBS, and ABC News, cover his work. His passion is business, and he works tirelessly to deliver content in an easy-to-understand manner. In 2018, Rick wrote The Financially Independent Millennial to inspire his readers with his story about becoming financially independent at age 35 despite not learning about money when he was younger. His books are easy to read and often refer to key points that “He would tell his younger self.” When not thinking about business, Rick writes (mainly about cruise ship travel) for his travel blog and is an enthusiast of fast cars, technology, & cooking.CMFrickorfordRead NextDec 4, 2025 •By Leo SunCould This AI Chipmaker Be the Market's Next Trillion-Dollar Contender?Dec 4, 2025 •By Keithen DruryPrediction: This Will Be AMD's Stock Price by 2030Dec 4, 2025 •By Parkev Tatevosian, CFAShould Investors Buy AMD Stock Instead of Nvidia Stock for 2026?Dec 3, 2025 •By Neil RozenbaumIs This Growth Stock Still a Buy After a 20% Pullback?Dec 1, 2025 •By Jeremy BowmanWhy AMD Stock Fell 15% in NovemberDec 1, 2025 •By Geoffrey SeilerPrediction: The Data Center Boom Is Just Starting, Making AMD a Long-Term AI Power Player