Sales of dedicated graphics cards are plummeting

[cobito]

Since 2007, the number of dedicated graphics cards for desktop computers sold has continued to decline. Today, fewer than half are sold compared to then.

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[whoololon]

It doesn't surprise me, the current software standards make the dedicated ones stay at the level of the asphalt, not so much because of the processor, but because of the memory.
In any case, they are solutions that will always have their audience, but nowadays it is rare that someone does not prefer a discrete one, however chusquera it may be, to an integrated one.
At least for now, maybe when there are boards with HBM the situation will be a bit more equal.

[amd125]

Hello whoololon, what the article says is the opposite of what you indicate. Fewer and fewer graphics cards are being sold, because many people, for the use they give to the computer, use integrated graphics, not dedicated ones, which is why you might be confused.

Honestly, it seems to me to be the most normal thing. For example, in companies, you put an I5 as happens in my company and to use spreadsheets, Word, accounting programs… not very heavy office work, the I5 graphics are enough.

In fact, what doesn't make sense to me anymore are the low-end graphics ranges, except to extend the life of very old equipment. To have a good graphics card, the integrated one is used. And if you need something better, then it will be for gaming or using certain programs and there you already leave some money.

I still remember a colleague with a Q6600 who stopped playing, and he said to me, hey put a passive graphics card in... and I put a crappy passive graphics card that cost 30€ or more new... when if the Q6600 had had a graphics card like the I5... the cost would have been zero euros.

I believe that the future will go in that direction, the people who are gamers or who use the computer for certain work will use dedicated graphics cards, and the rest of the mortals will use the integrated graphics. After all, for not very heavy office work, watching movies, etc. it is no longer necessary to spend a lot on a computer.

[whoololon]

You're right, and the thing is that according to what I was reading, it seemed strange to me.
But anyway, anyone can have a bad day. :dead:

But it's also true that today, with a five-year-old graphics card, you can manage to play at 1080. With only 2 GB of VRAM, it's just a matter of lowering the detail.
Now, with the thing about 4K, VR and company, maybe things will change.

[kynes]

What the article also says is that the sector that has died is the low-end sector, which is logical because of the integrated graphics in the processor. The mid-range and high-end graphics (150€ and above) are selling better than ever.

[Fassou]

In the article, they draw conclusions from the direct comparison of the annual evolution of graphics card sales figures.

And as the Hardware Enthusiasts know :troll:, these figures are mixed with economic trends (crisis), the growth of console use over PC (games), and software optimization (Intel iGPU especially).

Crisis = fewer sales in general, hardware lasts longer (gamers update their graphics cards less, and business computers with low-end graphics).

Games = you can already play almost everything in 2D with integrated graphics, indie games and emulators, and the growth of consoles (because it's easier than playing on PC :D).

Software = you can already use integrated graphics to process video using its native instructions, and for casual 3D, almost anything will do, better dedicated, but it can be old.

Salu2!