In spite of expectations, the market of graphics adapters did not drop significantly in the second quarter of the year, according to figures recently released by Jon Peddie Research market tracking firm. Continuing its rapid expansion on the market of graphics, Intel Corp. grabbed the highest share in more than four years.
Market Drops Slightly, Strong Quarters Ahead

“The second quarter of 2008 was just slightly seasonally down, and showed remarkable strength in the market and for the coming quarters. Desktops declined for the third consecutive quarter, but notebooks enjoyed offsetting gains,” said said Dr. Jon Peddie, president of Jon Peddie Research in Tiburon, California.

Second quarters are not particularly good for graphics adapters, in the last seven years – with the exception of 2005 and 2007 – the market declined further from seasonally weak first quarter by 2.5% - 10.75%, according to data by JPR. Therefore, the sequential drop from Q1 2008 to Q2 2008 of just 0.49% is a surprise that gives a lot of hope to the whole market of graphics cores.

Furthermore, the slight decline of the total available market of graphics adapters and personal computers means that despite of the economy slowdown in the U.S. and some other well-developed countries, the developing markets are offsetting any declines, as a result, the worldwide market remains stable.

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