Nvidia achieves a record 92% GPU market share, putting AMD and Intel significantly behind

Nvidia dominates the GPU market with a 92% share, leaving AMD far behind with just 8%.

: Nvidia has achieved a 92% share in the GPU market, significantly outpacing AMD and Intel. In the first quarter of 2025, Nvidia sold millions of RTX 50 series GPUs, while AMD's Radeon 9000 series managed less than 750,000 units, leaving AMD with an 8% market share. Factors contributing to Nvidia's success include AMD's production shortcomings and Nvidia's ability to repurpose high-end consumer GPUs for AI tasks. Despite releasing mildly underwhelming products, Nvidia's market presence continued to grow, buoyed by increased revenues in gaming GPUs.

Nvidia's astounding accomplishment in securing a 92% share of the GPU market places it in a commanding position over its rivals, namely AMD and Intel. According to Jon Peddie Research, this notable achievement occurred in the first quarter of 2025 when sales of dedicated desktop graphics cards reached 9.2 million units. Nvidia sold millions of its RTX 50 series GPUs, whereas AMD's newer Radeon 9000 series only managed to ship fewer than 750,000 units. AMD's market share consequently sank to an all-time low of 8%, while Intel was virtually absent from the market share pie.

Daniel Sims from TechSpot elaborates on Nvidia's advantage, highlighting AMD's production issues as a key factor. As per Jon Peddie, AMD's underproduction has been a primary reason for Nvidia's marked dominance. In March, AMD conceded that demand for their RX 9070 and 9070 XT exceeded expectations, prompting the company to expedite production. Alongside, AMD faces the challenge of balancing TSMC semiconductor usage between its Radeon GPUs and Ryzen 9000 CPUs, both experiencing heightened demand and short supply.

What's particularly interesting is that Nvidia's impressive positioning comes despite its release of GPU models that critics claimed didn't offer significant performance enhancements over previous lines. This trend was noted in TechSpot's reviews, where Nvidia's RTX 50 series GPUs were said to provide minimal performance uplift compared to earlier RTX 40 Super models. Nonetheless, Nvidia's dominance grew, largely attributable to the burgeoning AI sector.

Indeed, Nvidia managed to expand its market clout despite releasing less exciting graphics products recently. The company's reallocation of gaming-class GPUs for AI applications, particularly in startups and among independent developers, has been an underpublicized but significant factor in their gaming revenue growth. Jon Peddie's report corroborates that Nvidia has been improving in AI chip production, capitalizing on the expanding AI demands which extend beyond large data centers.

Looking forward, AMD is attempting to recalibrate its production strategies to close the gap with Nvidia, especially as German sales data indicated that AMD outpaced Nvidia recently, a sign of potential shifting momentum if AMD can scale up effectively. Meanwhile, Nvidia's benefits from a robust AI market are cementing its position as a cutting-edge industry leader, despite planned reductions in consumer GPU outputs to refocus resources on AI chip production.

Sources: Jon Peddie Research, TechSpot, Tom's Hardware

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