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The global GPU market is appears to be stabilizing, even as shipment numbers fell between Q4 2021 and Q1 2022.
According to new research fromJon Peddie Research(JPR) and reported on byWindows Central, total GPU shipments fromAMD,Intel, andNvidiafell by 6.2% from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022 with a total number of 96 million units shipped during that time period.
AMD shipments decreased by 1.5%, Intel’s by 8.7%, but Nvidia’s shipments actually increased by 3.2%. The JPR report attributed the drop in shipments to various factors such as the political situations in China and Ukraine. While a descrease in shipments might sound like negative news, the decline is far less than the normal decline typically seen during the same period; the report points out that the 10-year median decline during this period is 10.2%.
The JPR report also predicts a compound annual growth rate of 6.3% between 2022-2026 as it forecasts solid growth later in the year.
Analysis: How is the GPU market faring?
This year has been a complicated one for GPU manufacturers in general, as priceshave sharply declinedwhile . Going by German retailer3D Centersales data, graphics card prices have dipped on average by 13%.
AMD and Nvidia’sbest graphics cardswere selling at an 83% and 87% premium, respectively, over their official retail prices back in December 2021. Now the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 series is at about 19% over MSRP, while AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 series is now 12% over MSRP.
Despite this, it seems that Team Green is holding its lead over Team Red according to retailer Newegg’stop ten sellers. The list shows that all ten slots are taken up by Nvidia GPUs; in fact the top 20 list is flush with Nvidia Ampere cards with one lone exception: theMSIMech Radeon RX 6600, coming in at number 20.
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So it seems that there are signs of a general decline in revenue but despite this, Nvidia is maintaining its strong lead against archrival AMD and we don’t expect that to change anytime soon. Better still, the decline in prices is a sign that the supply of graphics cards is increasing, which makes us more hopeful about the upcoming launch of the Nvidia Lovelace cards later this year.
Named by the CTA as a CES 2023 Media Trailblazer, Allisa is a Computing Staff Writer who covers breaking news and rumors in the computing industry, as well as reviews, hands-on previews, featured articles, and the latest deals and trends. In her spare time you can find her chatting it up on her two podcasts, Megaten Marathon and Combo Chain, as well as playing any JRPGs she can get her hands on.
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