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
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
GPU developments of 2021
Jon Peddie Research has just released its annual GPU developments report. It is a summary of GPU developments for 2021 and includes announcements by the leading GPU suppliers. Although we think it is through, we do not claim it to be exhaustive of every announcement made by the suppliers. The information is presented in chronological order, by quarter. The GPU … Read more
Done with ’21, what’s new for ’22
2021 was an uneventful year for GPUs and AIBs. Neither AMD nor Nvidia introduced a new GPU architecture, and only released AIBs based on derivatives of their 2020 GPUs. It will be mid-February before we get the final results, but we estimate the desktop PCs will hit 117 million, notebooks 297 million, workstations 3.5 million, and tablets 170 million units … Read more
In Q3’21, the Workstation Market Blows Past Previous Record Levels
Tiburon, Calif. – December 6, 2021 – As part of its ongoing research on the workstation market, Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has released its JPR Workstation Report Market Quarterly for Q3’21. The workstation market’s record levels — set in Q1 and essentially sustained in Q2 — now seem like a distant memory, as the third quarter obliterated both. All told, the … Read more
Graphics add-in board market reached $13.7 billion for Q3’21 showing double-digit growth year-2-year
Quarter-to-quarter graphics add-in board shipments increased by 10.9% and increased by 25.7% year-to-year.
Qualcomm handheld game machine—Snapdragon G
Qualcomm’s handheld, game console, reference design. (Source: Jon Peddie) In December 2021, Qualcomm announced a handheld game console reference design. Qualcomm has had a long and effective history of developing reference designs to illustrate how their SoCs could be successfully employed. Often, some OEMs would use the entire design either because they had limited design resources, time, or because … Read more
GPU shipments increase year-over-year in Q3
The PC GPU market shipments decreased by -18.2% sequentially from last quarter and increased by 12% year-to-year.
AMD introduces its next mainstream card based on RDNA 2
The RX 6600 is targeted at the 1080P gaming.