PC GPU shipments are actually increasing despite record-high prices, according to Jon Peddie Research. However, the details reveal more complexity. JPR measures shipments of all PC GPUs, and since PCs come in various forms, so do GPUs. Overall, in Q2 of this year, there was a significant 10.4%...
  • TastehWaffleZ@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 days ago

    wtf that’s insanely misleading, thanks.

    “This large increase is primarily driven by shipments in the notebook graphics card sector, which saw a massive 16.8% jump, while dedicated desktop GPUs experienced a 4% reduction on a quarterly basis.”

    • plateee@piefed.socialEnglish
      7·
      10 days ago

      So in other words the exact opposite of what this thumbnail/article title is implying (that people are continuing to buy overpriced discreet graphics cards.

    • HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      2·
      10 days ago

      I know every so often there will be a small fad for making low-powere desktops from laptop CPUs.

      Wouldn’t soldering a mobile GPU on an x16 card be a business model if thry’re more available/affordable?

      I recall during the crypto fiasco they tried to sell crippled cards (not sure how much was hardware vs drivers) that wouldn’t hash as fast to make it look like they were throwing a bone to gamers, but here the mask is totally off that thr core constituency is gone.