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GPU market drops slightly.(NEWS: GRAPHICS CHIPS)
Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industry's research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia, announced the smallest drop in second-quarter shipments in eight years for the second calendar quarter of 2008.
Traditionally, the second quarter is seasonally down in the computer industry because of summer vacations and getting ready for back-to-school sales. Although this year was no different, there was the smallest drop since 2001.
Total shipments for the quarter were 94.4 million units, down a mere 0.5 percent from last quarter. Compared to the same quarter last year, shipments were up a heartening 16 percent.
In the overall graphics market (desktops and notebooks), Intel held its first-place position, claiming 47.3 percent against Nvidia's 31.4 percent, while AMD moved to 18.1 percent. On the desktop, Intel held its first-place position with a 41.5 percent share against Nvidia's 36 percent, while AMD slipped to 18.3 percent. The desktop market saw a decline of 5 percent this quarter to 59.2 million units.
In the notebook market, Intel increased its dominant position to 57.1 percent, while Nvidia declined to 23.6 percent and AMD grew to 17.9 percent. Notebook chips increased 8.1 percent quarter-to-quarter to 35.3 million units, claiming 37.4 percent of the market.
Although the second quarter ...