AMD vs. NVIDIA: Here’s How the GPU War Is Playing Out

AMD vs. NVIDIA: Here’s How the GPU War Is Playing Out

The battle for GPU (graphics processing unit) supremacy between Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) is getting more intense with each passing quarter. AMD entered 2017 on the front foot after clawing back significant market share from NVIDIA last year.

The latest market share numbers from Jon Peddie Research suggest AMD has managed to sustain the momentum so far this year. It controlled 29.4% of the discrete GPU market at the end of the second quarter. This is slightly lower than the year-ago period's 30.8% market share, but up from the 27.5% commanded by AMD at the end of the first quarter.

Clearly, the momentum is in AMD's favor as it has managed to gain almost 2% in market share from NVIDIA from the preceding quarter. But will AMD keep up the momentum for the remainder of the year, or will NVIDIA make a comeback? Let's take a look.

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Source: Fool.com