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Desktop GPU shipments hit 4-year high as Nvidia dominates market

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Desktop graphics card shipments reached a four-year high of 12.5 million units in Q2 2026, driven by gamer demand and anticipation of further price increases. Nvidia maintained its dominance, capturing 90% of the market share during this period. Despite rising prices, the standalone GPU market for gaming has shown resilience, with consumers actively purchasing cards, possibly due to geopolitical factors impacting supply chains. AI

IMPACT Indicates strong consumer demand for high-performance computing components, potentially driven by AI-related applications or gaming.

RANK_REASON Significant increase in a major hardware component market segment with clear market share dynamics. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Desktop GPU shipments hit 4-year high as Nvidia dominates market

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Anton Shilov ·

    Desktop graphics card shipments hit four-year high of 12.5 million despite increasing prices — Nvidia takes 90% share as gamers rush to beat looming price spikes

    Shipments of desktop add-in-boards in Q2 were the highest since Q1 2022 despite rising prices and dropping sales of desktop PCs, according to new numbers from Jon Peddie Research.

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