AMD has just sold more graphics cards than Nvidia for the first time in 5 years

AMD continues its attack against the fierce competition in 2019. Following a monstrous invasion of the processor sector with its processors Ryzen 3000, the company now recovers the market share of the graphics processor against Intel and Nvidia, selling more graphics cards than Nvidia in the second quarter. Intel was still the largest GPU vendor, with its integrated graphics solutions, but for the first time in five years, AMD was the second most popular graphics builder in recent months.

For many years, Nvidia has been the king of graphics performance, offering the kind of graphics power that AMD simply could not hope for, even with its hottest and heavier solutions. This paradigm is equally present in the second half of 2019, but with its inexpensive 500 series Polaris graphics cards and its new competition between RX 5700 and 5700 XT mediums, AMD has an attractive portfolio of powerful graphics 1080p and 1440p. Equipment. This can not match Nvidia at the most powerful (and most expensive) end of the spectrum, but it does not seem to matter.

Sales figures come from research John Peddie (via Toms Hardware), which showed that in the second quarter of 2019, AMD had achieved a 17.2% share of graphics card sales. This is an increase of 2.4% over last year. In comparison, Nvidia achieved 16% of graphics card sales during this period, down 1% from the previous year.

Intel is still the king of the stack, with 67% of GPU sales in the second quarter, but AMD has recovered some with its dedicated graphics cards and APU new series 3000, such as the 3200G. and 3400G.

Overall sales would have dropped about 10% from one year to the next, but AMD has not only maintained its sales, but has also developed them. This is the first time in five years that AMD has sold more graphics cards than Nvidia. Last time, the 290X was the best GPU you could buy. How long has it lasted?

It may be even more impressive, because AMD does not actually have a stack of products as complete as Nvidia. Its 5700 and 5700 XT compete favorably with the RTX 2060 Super and 2070, but have nothing to do with the 2080 Super or 2080 Ti. Its more affordable options, such as the RX 580 and the Vega 56, are excellent choices for mid-range and low-end players at $ 300 and under, but they are over two years old. In comparison, Nvidia offers new graphics cards, from the GTX 1650 to the RTX 2080 Ti, all under one year old.

While Nvidia talked a lot about RTX Turing, it was clear for some time that sales had not taken off as expected. The ray tracing games are still few in number, and the impressive price / quality ratio offered by the new Navi RX 5700 and 5700 XT has forced it to embark on a price war.

None of this means that Nvidia is finished or that AMD is now the king of graphics cards. It still needs a high-end GPU (we will wait for the big Navi map in 2020 for that) and the Intel Xe should still upset the market next year. But this is good news for AMD and probably an advantage for buyers. Competition means better products at better prices. After the sharp rise in Nvidia prices with its new generation cards in 2018, this is exactly what we are starting to see.

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