PC GPU shipment share worldwide Q2 2009 - Q4 2022, by vendor

As of the fourth quarter of 2022, Intel was the biggest vendor in the PC GPU market worldwide, occupying 71 percent of the market. AMD occupied 12 percent of the market, whilst Nvidia took a market share of 17 percent.

PC GPUs

Graphics processing units (GPUs) are specialized processors optimized for rendering all images on a computer. They are made available to consumers either as integrated or discrete components. Integrated graphics, where Intel dominates, refers to a computer where the GPU is built onto the same die as the central processing unit (CPU). In a discrete component, the GPU is not part of the CPU, but instead a standalone component. They can also be referred to as a graphics add-in-board (AIB), with Nvidia and AMD having complete the majority of the control of this market.

GPUs for gaming

A GPU provides the fastest graphics processing, and for gamers, the GPU is a standalone card plugged into the computer via a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe). The more sophisticated the GPU, the higher the resolution, and the faster and smoother the motion. Improved framerates, or the number of frames per second the game runs at, means there is less stutter or freezing due to excessive load on the CPU, enhancing the gaming experience. In smartphones, GPUs feature as part of a system-on-a-chip (SoC) and are also capable of rendering graphics in games, allowing developers to make better looking and more complex games for these devices too.