The latest market data from research outfit Jon Peddie shows that the volume of PC graphics cards shipped in the first quarter of this year actually held up pretty well, despite the broader chip crisis. But AMD is basically flat lining, stuck at well under 10% of the market, albeit with caveats attached to the quality of JPR's data.
According to JPR, 11.82 million PC graphics cards shipped in the first quarter of 2026. Note, that's shipped, not sold, there's an important difference which we'll come to in a moment. But that's only very slightly down on the 11.9 million units JPR estimates for the last quarter of 2025.
However, it's well up on the 9.2 million units the research outfit has inked in for Q1 2025. Year-on-year, then, things are looking pretty healthy for PC graphics. Or...
English (US)