The third quarter of 2022 is considered the worst for the desktop GPU market. This was reported by the Tom’s Hardware portal with reference to analytics company Jon Peddie Research.

Graphics card supply in the third quarter was 6.9 million units for desktop PCs and the same for laptops. In total, AMD, Intel and Nvidia shipped about 14 million, which is 42% less than the same period last year. Meanwhile, shipments of integrated graphics processors in the third quarter of 2022 reached approximately 61.5 million units.

According to data from Jon Peddie Research, desktop graphics card shipments in 2005 and beyond were many times higher than current figures, and statistics for the third quarter of 2022 showed the worst result in the last 20 years. For example, in 2008 desktop video cards showed record demand and their supply reached 28.5 million units.

At the same time, despite the slowdown in demand for discrete graphics cards for desktop computers, Nvidia not only managed to maintain its lead, but also strengthened its position with a market share of 86%, the highest figure in its history. company, according to a study by Jon Peddie Research. At the same time, AMD’s share fell to about 10%.