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.

"We still see CES as a positive catalyst, re-asserting NVDA's platform dominance/opportunity in high-growth markets," Bank of America said.

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has unveiled a new generation of chips to provide the computing power needed to fuel the next phase of the artificial intelligence revolution and what he says is a “multitrillion-dollar opportunity”.