In the second quarter of 2026, the industry shipped 12.5 million standalone graphics cards for desktop PCs. This figure represents a 5.9% increase compared to the previous quarter and a 7.8% rise year-over-year. It marks the highest quarterly volume since the first quarter of 2022.
Total shipments for the first half of 2026 reached 24.3 million units, surpassing the 20.8 million units recorded in the same period of 2025. Analysts report an 89% attach rate, suggesting that most cards were purchased by retail consumers rather than PC manufacturers.
Nvidia maintained a dominant market position with a 90% share, shipping approximately 11.25 million discrete desktop GPUs. This performance is the company's strongest since the third quarter of 2017. Total shipments for Nvidia, including notebook and compact PCs, reached 17.365 million units.
AMD held an 8% market share with approximately one million units shipped, while Intel captured 2% of the market with several hundred thousand units. Market share fluctuations remained minimal, with AMD declining by 0.16%, Intel growing by 0.3%, and Nvidia decreasing by 0.1%.
