There's no letup in the hotly contested field of computing. Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are the two largest producers of x86 CPUs and GPUs in the world. Intel controls 61.5% of the x86 CPU market, according to PassMark Software, while AMD holds a 35.6% share.

As for GPUs, Intel accounts for 68%, according to Jon Peddle Research, while AMD and Nvidia control 14% and 18%, respectively. However, Intel's share primarily consists of lower-end integrated GPUs, while AMD and Nvidia share a near-duopoly in stand-alone, discrete GPUs for high-end graphics and gaming.

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