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21 Aug 2026, 10:05 PM	The Register	5.5	AMD grabs more CPU share while pricier PCs punish desktop demand Mercury Research reports AMD gained CPU market share across all categories in Q2 2026, with desktop CPU shipments falling over 20% YoY due to high PC prices driven by memory shortages and scarce consumer GPUs. Server processor shipments rose 20% YoY, with AMD reaching 34.5% server share, ~35% desktop share, and ~29% mobile share. The memory shortage stems from chipmakers prioritizing high-bandwidth memory for AI servers over conventional DRAM. Why: AI server demand is now distorting the broader hardware market: HBM prioritization is starving consumer DRAM and GPU supply, pushing up PC prices and crushing desktop demand. If you're budgeting for developer workstations or on-prem hardware, expect continued price pressure on memory and consumer GPUs, and factor this into cloud vs. on-prem cost decisions over the next 1-2 quarters. hardware cpu-market memory-shortage ai-infrastructure

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21 Aug 2026, 10:05 PM

The Register

5.5

AMD grabs more CPU share while pricier PCs punish desktop demand

Mercury Research reports AMD gained CPU market share across all categories in Q2 2026, with desktop CPU shipments falling over 20% YoY due to high PC prices driven by memory shortages and scarce consumer GPUs. Server processor shipments rose 20% YoY, with AMD reaching 34.5% server share, ~35% desktop share, and ~29% mobile share. The memory shortage stems from chipmakers prioritizing high-bandwidth memory for AI servers over conventional DRAM.

Why: AI server demand is now distorting the broader hardware market: HBM prioritization is starving consumer DRAM and GPU supply, pushing up PC prices and crushing desktop demand. If you're budgeting for developer workstations or on-prem hardware, expect continued price pressure on memory and consumer GPUs, and factor this into cloud vs. on-prem cost decisions over the next 1-2 quarters.