AMD Client CPU Share Tops 30% for the First Time
AMD crossed a symbolic 30% barrier in the combined client market even as the desktop segment shrank, signaling its growth is now structural rather than tied to a booming PC market.
Reporting from 1 source: GIGAZINE.
AMD's share of the x86 client CPU market reached 30.3% in the second quarter of 2026, up from 21.1% two years earlier, according to Mercury Research. Desktop CPU share alone hit 34.9% and mobile 28.9%. The gains came as desktop shipments fell 20% year-on-year and Arm-based client CPU share reached 15.3%.
Mercury Research's second quarter numbers put AMD at 30.3% of the x86 client CPU market, a jump from 21.1% two years prior. The climb happened while the desktop market itself contracted sharply: shipments fell 20% year-on-year, and the firm described the quarter as ugly, citing rising PC prices and GPU supply shortages.
AMD's desktop share alone reached 34.9% and mobile 28.9%. Arm-based client CPUs now hold an estimated 15.3% of the market, up 0.9 points from the prior quarter. Total shipments were down year-on-year, which Mercury Research tied to weak game console and embedded SoC shipments plus the desktop decline. Server shipments rose 20% year-on-year.
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- GIGAZINE AMDがモバイル・デスクトップのCPUシェアで30％の壁を初めて突破