Approximately 68.4 million PC graphics devices shipped from eight suppliers in Q3, an 11.6 percent sequential increase and an 8.2 percent increase over Q3 2004, according to Tiburon, Calif.-based research and consulting firm Jon Peddie Research.
The desktop graphics segment saw Q3 growth of 9.8 percent with integrated desktop shipments increasing 9.4 percent sequentially. Discrete desktop shipments grew 10.3 percent sequentially. The mobile graphics segment saw Q3 growth of 17.1 percent over Q2 as integrated mobile shipments increased 25.8 percent sequentially. Discrete mobile shipments were essentially flat during the period, the firm said.
Approximately 17.4 million mobile graphics devices shipped in Q3, 12.6 million of which were integrated graphics chipsets (IGC) for notebooks. Mobile IGCs shipped in record numbers during Q3 and also claimed record share of 72.4 percent in the mobile graphics market, up from 67.2 percent share in Q2 and 52.4 percent share in Q3 2004.
ATI helped drive growth in the mobile IGC segment during Q3 with shipments of its Radeon Xpress 200M solution. With numerous design wins for this part, the company saw a 40 percent sequential increase in mobile IGC shipments during the quarter. Intel grew its mobile IGC shipments 25.8 percent in Q3 and remained the largest graphics supplier to the mobile PC market after surpassing ATI to claim this title in Q1.
Approximately 50.9 million desktop graphics devices shipped in Q3, 30.7 million or 60.3 percent of which were integrated parts. Overall, Intel claimed 36.9 percent of the desktop graphics market, ATI held 23.6 percent, and Nvidia held 22 percent market share.
While Intel was the largest supplier of desktop graphics during the period, the company’s segment market share declined sequentially. Meanwhile, ATI’s lead over Nvidia in the desktop segment narrowed as compared to Q2. In Q3, ATI’s desktop graphics shipments grew 7.6 percent sequentially while Nvidia’s desktop shipments grew 28.3 percent.
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