"Gaming and workstation growth are directly tied to competitive products and the need to work, govern and school from home," Patrick Moorhead, president and principal at Moor Insights & Strategy, said. Not including the after-hours move, Nvidia shares are up more than 50% for the year while the S&P 500 is has fallen more than 8%. Nvidia said on Thursday that it is evaluating the "timing" of its share repurchase program and that it will continue to pay dividends.