Analytics company Jon Peddie Research published its Q1 2025 report showing significant growth in the discrete graphics card market. Shipments increased by 5.3% compared to last year, while Nvidia's market share reached a record 92%.
G. Ostrov
According to a new report from analytics company Jon Peddie Research, the discrete graphics card market continues to demonstrate strong growth. In the first quarter of 2025, global shipments of discrete graphics cards reached 9.2 million units, representing a 5.3% increase compared to the same period last year and 8.5% higher than the previous quarter.
Market Growth Forecasts
Experts predict impressive growth for the discrete graphics segment. By 2028, the total number of discrete graphics card installations is expected to reach 130 million devices with a compound annual growth rate of 10.3%. Particularly noteworthy is that the penetration rate of discrete graphics cards in desktop computers will reach 86% by the end of the five-year period.
The current connection rate in the desktop PC segment has grown to 151%, increasing by 13.8% over the quarter, indicating growing demand for high-performance graphics solutions.
Nvidia's Market Dominance
Nvidia remains the undisputed market leader, with its share in Q1 2025 reaching a record 92%, gaining 8.5 percentage points compared to the previous quarter. This dominance resulted from the successful launch of the RTX 50 series graphics cards, which allowed the company to strengthen its leading position.
Competitors' Challenges
While Nvidia increases its market share, its competitors face serious challenges. AMD's share decreased to 8% (-7.3%), reaching a new minimum, while Intel's share fell to less than 1% (-1.2%).
The analytics agency attributes AMD's declining position to an "inability to accurately forecast GPU product demand 6–9 months ahead" and an "inability to properly distribute manufacturing capacity between Zen processors and Radeon graphics processors."
Trend Toward Discrete Graphics
The study data confirms a global trend of gradual abandonment of integrated graphics in favor of discrete solutions. This is due to growing performance requirements in gaming, professional applications, and artificial intelligence tasks.
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