Discrete graphics card sales hit four-year record despite soaring memory prices — AMD gains market share as notebook graphics carry the market
According to a Jon Peddie Research report, discrete graphics card sales reached a four-year high in Q2 2026, growing 12.2% sequentially and 14.1% year-over-year, even as memory prices soared. Overall consumer PC GPU shipments (including integrated) rose 10.4% QoQ and 1.1% YoY to 75.5 million units, driven by notebooks. Desktop GPU shipments fell 4% QoQ, while notebook GPU shipments surged 16.8%. AMD's share of the consumer GPU market grew from 14% to 21% YoY, while Intel held 56% and Nvidia 23%. The report estimates about 20 million discrete GPUs were sold in Q2.
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