AMD Now Ships More than 30% of X86 PC CPUs as Intel's Long-Held Lead Keeps Shrinking

AMD Seizes Record CPU Ground as Desktop Slump and AI Memory Crunch Hit Intel

AMD just posted its strongest quarterly CPU gains in years. Mercury Research data released this week shows the company pushing past 30 percent of the x86 client processor market for the first time while widening its server foothold. Yet the broader picture remains messy. Desktop shipments cratered more than 20 percent year over year. Memory prices climbed sharply. Consumer graphics cards stayed scarce. The result is a tale of two markets: one bo…

AMD now ships more than 30% of x86 PC CPUs as Intel's long-held lead keeps shrinking

Mercury Research revealed in a research note yesterday that AMD's share of x86 client CPU shipments reached 30.3% in Q2, while Intel was at 69.7%.Read Entire Article

AMD Crosses a 30% Client CPU Market Share Against Intel

AMD's share for both desktop and mobile CPUs has been growing, according to Mercury Research. That said, Arm-based processors have been encroaching on x86 territory.

AMD Hits Record x86 Market Share To Cut Into Intel's Chip Lead In Every Segment

The global PC processor market experienced an unexpected surge in the second quarter of 2026, with total x86 and Arm-based CPU shipments growing more than 10% sequentially to defy normal seasonal trends, according to fresh data from Mercury Research. What's especially interesting, however, is that AMD gained more ground on rival Intel across