Desktop graphics card shipments hit four-year high of 12.5 million despite increasing prices — Nvidia takes 90% share as gamers rush to beat looming price spikes
PC Components GPUs Desktop graphics card shipments hit four-year high of 12.5 million despite increasing prices — Nvidia takes 90% share as gamers rush to beat looming price spikes News By Anton Shilov Published 11 September 2026 Nvidia remains dominant supplier with a 90% market share. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 12.5 million add-in boards (AIBs) is the highest number of graphics cards sold in one quarter since the first quarter of 2022, when the industry shipped 13.38 million AIBs.It is particularly noteworthy that 2026 is shaping up to be better for unit sales of desktop graphics boards than 2025 despite raising prices.
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PC Components GPUs Desktop graphics card shipments hit four-year high of 12.5 million despite increasing prices — Nvidia takes 90% share as gamers rush to beat looming price spikes News By Anton Shilov Published 11 September 2026 Nvidia remains dominant supplier with a 90% market share. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: AMD) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 1 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Discrete graphics card shipments for desktop PCs in Q2 2026 totaled 12.5 million units, the highest number since Q1 2022 despite record-high prices and cratering shipments of desktop CPUs,…
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