The market of various graphics adapters increased considerably in the third quarter both sequentially and annually. Despite of expectations, ATI, graphics product group of Advanced Micro Devices, did not manage to take back market share from its rivals Intel Corp. and Nvidia, whereas the latter succeeded in winning another portion of the market from its competitors.

“The third quarter of 2007 was the second quarter in a row to surprise us. There was growth in the second quarter, which is normally a slow period, and the third quarter, which is usually good, was a record this time. We attribute the market's performance to increased demand by consumers for multimedia-rich systems, and, to a certain extent, to demands of Vista,” said Jon Peddie, president of Jon Peddie Research in Tiburon California.

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