NVIDIA closes the gap for number one position in graphics
Story by Rys - Friday 27th July 2007, 05:05:00 AM
Nvidia
is closing the gap for the number one position in graphics, AMD loses ground
and Intel is flat
Overall
market was up 3% bucking seasonal trend
TIBURON,
CA – July 27, 2007—
Traditionally, the second quarter is slow for the computer industry. Neverthless Q2’07 saw Nvidia make significant grains, while AMD and Intel saw more typical results for the time period. VIA saw a slight rise, SiS slipped more, and Matrox dropped too.
Total shipments for the quarter were 81.3 million units, up 3% in over last quarter..Compared to the same quarter last year shipments were up 8.2%.
On the desktop Nvidia was the clear winner, claiming 43% against Intel’s 38.5%, while AMD had a modest gain to 23%
In the mobile market Intel held its dominate position and grew slightly to 51.5%, with Nvidia number two at 27% and AMD at 21%.
Mobil chips continued their growth to claim 31.2% of the market with 24.5 million units.
Vendor | This quarter | Market share | A year ago | Market share | Growth
AMD | 15.86 | 19.5% | 19.67 | 26.7% | -19.4%
Intel | 30.59 | 37.6% | 29.68 | 40.4% | 3.1%
Nvidia | 26.48 | 32.6% | 14.48 | 19.7% | 82.9%
Matrox | 0.13 | 0.2% | 0.10 | 0.1% | 30.0%
SiS | 2.00 | 2.5% | 3.33 | 4.5% | -39.9%
VIA/S3 | 6.26 | 7.7% | 6.27 | 8.5% | -0.2%
Total | 81.32 | 100.0% | 73.53 | 100.0% | 10.6%
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