During the pandemic period, some people attacked PC hardware to have a more enjoyable time at home, and there was an explosion of demand in this area. Of course, graphics cards were also affected by this demand. At the same time, crypto money mining also saw its peak during this period, and this sector attracted a large part of graphics cards. But now the period of abundance is over and the latest industry data shows that we are facing the worst result of the last 20 years.Sales are at their lowest level in 20 years
Discrete graphics card shipments hit a 20-year low in the third quarter of 2022, according to data from Jon Peddie Research. The industry shipped about 6.9 million graphics cards for desktop PCs. AMD, Intel, and Nvidia are reportedly shipping nearly 14 million discrete graphics cards overall, down 42 percent year-over-year, according to JPR data for desktops and laptops. Meanwhile, shipments of integrated GPUs totaled approximately 61.5 million units in the third quarter of 2022.
In fact, 6.9 million desktop graphics card sales are at least the lowest shipped since the third quarter of 2005. On the other hand, although the industry lost in general, there are also winners. Although sales of graphics cards for desktop computers fell 31.9 percent year-over-year, Nvidia not only managed to maintain its lead, but also reached its highest ever market share of 86 percent. In contrast, AMD’s share fell to about 10 percent, the lowest market share in several decades. As for Intel, it was a not-so-bad success, increasing its desktop graphics market share by 4 percent in just one quarter.Still, desktop graphics card sales continue to decline steadily today compared to the early 2000s. Since not many laptops were sold in the early 2000s, the main focus of consumers was discrete graphics cards. Although the situation is dire, with the GeForce RTX 40 series and Radeon RX 7000 series, the industry will likely recover somewhat in the fourth quarter.
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