Q1’22 saw a decline in GPU and PC shipments quarter-to-quarter
The PC GPU market shipments decreased by -6.2% sequentially from last quarter and decreased by -19% year-to-year.
AMD introduces trio of new add-in boards for the 6000 series
Today AMD is rolling out three new add-in boards that will round out its 6000 series family. There will be one new board for each market segment. AMD reports that there are 3 billion gamers worldwide, many of which have not upgraded their PCs to the latest generation of GPUs, and these new cards are here to provide frame rates … Read more
Once again Nvidia provides us with the most powerful GPU in the solar system
Mount Tiburon Testing Labs puts EVGA’s RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming AIB through its paces
Once again Nvidia provides us with the most powerful GPU in the solar system
EVGA’s RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming AIB in its natural environment. The RTX 3090 Ti is an imposing AIB, and that is even before you get it out of the box, weighing in at more than 5 pounds. However, you become truly impressed with its size only after you see it. EVGA’s FTW3 3090 Ti Ultra Gaming’s dimensions … Read more
AIB prices are finally trending down—slightly
Graphics add-in board (AIB) prices, which were at historic highs in Q2 of 2021 before starting to stabilize in Q4, are now experiencing a drop. The factors contributing to the price hikes of AIBs were many. The supply chain issues caused by the pandemic, more consumers working from home and choosing to upgrade their PCs, crypto miners gobbling up every … Read more
Q4’21 maintains torrid — albeit unsustainable — workstation market growth
As part of its ongoing research on the workstation market, Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has released its JPR Workstation Report Market Quarterly for Q4’21. There will be a quarter that ends the workstation market’s historically high growth, but the fourth quarter of 2021 wasn’t it. Yet again, quarterly growth far outpaced levels any would justifiably describe as organic, with Q4 … Read more
Add-in board market reaches $51.8 billion in 2021
Unit shipments in the add-in board market increased in Q4’21 from last quarter, while AMD gained market share. Over $13.5B
RX 6500 XT: AMD’s first entry-level AIB featuring RDNA 2 technology
AMD has released its first entry-level AIB based on its RDNA 2.0 architecture. The new Radeon RX 6500 XT is optimal for gaming at 1080p, targeted at new PC builds
Q4’21 sees a nominal rise in GPU and PC shipments quarter-to-quarter
The PC GPU market shipments increased by 0.8% sequentially from last quarter and decreased by -15% year-to-year.
AMDlinx—and now they are one
In October 2020 at the height of the Covid pandemic, AMD surprised the computer industry by announcing it would acquire FPGA inventor and maker Xilinx for $35 billion in stock.
Announced at CES, the entry-level Ampere RTX 3050 is tested
Nvidia introduces ray tracing features to the entry-level.
Announced at CES, the entry-level Ampere RTX 3050 is tested
The RTX 3050 in its natural habitat Nvidia made a splash at CES this year. Nvidia’s senior vice president, Jeff Fisher proclaimed that 150 million new gamers will enter the market in 2022.” The market has grown to $300 billion in sales in 2021, up to $70 billion from just three years ago,” said Fisher, and “Nvidia is well-positioned … Read more