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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                    Form 8-K
  
                Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 7, 1997
  
  
                          ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
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              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
            DELAWARE                   1-7882             94-1692300
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  (State or other jurisdiction      (Commission        (I.R.S. Employer
           of incorporation)        File Number)      Identification No.)
   
  
       One AMD Place,
       P.O. Box 3453
     Sunnyvale, California                          94088-3453
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  (address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number,
   including area code:                           (408) 732-2400
  
  
  
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  Item 5.  Other Events.
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       On October 7, 1997, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (the Company) announced
  its third quarter revenues.  The Company reported a net loss of $31,675,000 on
  sales of $596,644,000 for its third quarter, ended September 28, 1997.  The loss
  amounted to $0.22 per share.  The full text of the press release is set forth in
  Exhibit 99 attached hereto and is incorporated in this report as if fully set
  forth herein.
  
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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  (c)  Exhibits:
  
       99  Press release dated October 7, 1997
  
  
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                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                          ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
                                                (Registrant)
  
  
  
  Date:  October 23, 1997               By:   /s/ Geoff Ribar
                                              _____________________________
                                              Geoff Ribar
                                              Vice President
                                              Corporate Controller
  
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                                  Exhibit Index
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  Exhibit Number     Exhibit
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       99      Press release dated October 7, 1997
  
  
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                    Form 8-K
  
                Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 7, 1997
  
                          ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
              ------------------------------------------------------
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
            DELAWARE                   1-7882             94-1692300
  ----------------------------      -----------        ----------------
  (State or other jurisdiction      (Commission        (I.R.S. Employer
           of incorporation)        File Number)      Identification No.)
   
  
       One AMD Place,
       P.O. Box 3453
     Sunnyvale, California                          94088-3453
  ----------------------------------------          ----------
  (address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number,
   including area code:                           (408) 732-2400
  
                                   Page 1 of 4
  Item 5.  Other Events.
  ---------------------
  
       On October 7, 1997, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (the Company) announced
  its third quarter revenues.  The Company reported a net loss of $31,675,000 on
  sales of $596,644,000 for its third quarter, ended September 28, 1997.  The loss
  amounted to $0.22 per share.  The full text of the press release is set forth in
  Exhibit 99 attached hereto and is incorporated in this report as if fully set
  forth herein.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  ------------------------------------------
  
  (c)  Exhibits:
  
       99  Press release dated October 7, 1997
  
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  SIGNATURES
                                   ----------
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                          ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
                                                (Registrant)
  
  Date:  October 23, 1997               By:   /s/ Geoff Ribar
                                              _____________________________
                                              Geoff Ribar
                                              Vice President
                                              Corporate Controller
  
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  Exhibit Index
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  Exhibit Number     Exhibit
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       99      Press release dated October 7, 1997
  
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