Global shipments of discrete graphics cards reached 11.5 million units in the final quarter of 2024, a 36% increase compared to the same period in 2023, according to data from Jon Peddie Research. However, the figure represents a decrease from previous quarters in 2024, suggesting a potential market saturation following spring and summer product launches.
While price increases were notably observed for Nvidia products in at least the Czech market, with prices rising significantly, AMD and Intel cards experienced more stable or slightly decreasing prices. Despite a worsening price-to-performance ratio for GeForce cards due to the supply situation, consumers still favored the market leader. Jon Peddie Research notes that Intel’s market share remained consistent, while AMD lost 1.6 percentage points to Nvidia.
Nvidia now controls 94% of the discrete desktop graphics card market, a record high. The company previously held 94% market share, but at that time AMD accounted for 6% while Intel had no presence. Currently, Intel holds 1% and AMD has 5%. This marks the worst quarter in history for Radeon graphics card sales.
A previous overview from Tom’s Hardware shows that AMD consistently held over 20% market share until 2022, peaking at nearly 38% during its most successful period. However, AMD previously also sold a significant number of low-end cards, a segment that has largely disappeared as modern processors now include sufficiently capable integrated graphics.
AMD’s overall market share, including notebook and integrated graphics, remains relatively stable at 18%, according to Jon Peddie Research. Nvidia holds 23%, while Intel leads with 59%. However, even a year prior, AMD had 18% share, but Nvidia managed to take seven percentage points from Intel.
