AMD has come a long, long way. In fact, before its Ryzen series, the last roughly potable CPU series to come out was the Phenom II. In between, there was the whole FX period, which was a disaster. Performance was nowhere near Intel’s Core i, while on the graphics card side, consumers still preferred NVIDIA. As a result, the brand came within a hair’s breadth of bankruptcy, but fortunately Sony and Microsoft, via their consoles, were there to keep the ship afloat!
Since the company’s comeback with the Ryzen 1000 and subsequent generations, the brand has been regaining color and market share. In fact, market share rose by 3.8% in the second quarter of 2024.
AMD: 3.8% increase in market share!
To put it simply, in Q2 2024, AMD accounted for 21.1% of the x86 processor market and currently represents 18.1% of the sector’s revenues. Year-on-year, this represents an increase of 3.8 percentage points on the same period last year.
On the server side, where the Reds had an anecdotal presence a few years ago, the brand now accounts for no less than 24% and 33.7% of revenues generated in this sector.
On the laptop side, the brand is making similar progress, reaching a 20% share. The arrival of new-generation chipsets is likely to further improve the situation.
Finally, in desktop processors, the company’s share has risen to 23%, a slight drop compared with the first quarter of 2024. However, this can be explained by the wait for the Ryzen 9000, so some held back their purchases to Q2 2024.
In short, these increases in market share and revenues bode well for the company, which looks set for a bright future… Although the brand does indulge in a little aggressive marketing at times. At the same time, we have a declining Intel, with unstable 13th and 14th generation processors, a plan to lay off 15,000 employees and a loss of $30 billion in market value.
