{
  "id": 3093414,
  "title": "Mercury Research: AMD's share of x86 client CPU shipments tops 30% for the first time, hitting 30.3% in Q2, up from 21.1% two years earlier, vs. Intel's 69.7% (Michael Kan/PCMag)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/mercury-research-amds-share-of-x86-client-cpu-shipments-tops-30-for",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-24T19:25:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.pcmag.com/news/amd-crosses-a-30-client-cpu-market-share-against-intel"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "For the first time, AMD's share of the x86 client CPU market has surpassed the 30% mark, according to Mercury Research. In Q2, AMD's share reached 30.3%, a significant increase from 21.1% two years prior. Intel's share of the market stood at 69.7%. This milestone was marked by AMD's desktop CPU shipments also crossing the 30% threshold in recent quarters. AMD's mobile processors accounted for 28.9% of the x86 shipments in Q2. Despite AMD's gains, the processor market is facing new competitors like Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek, who have introduced Arm-based processors for laptops. Mercury Research estimates that Arm-based PC client CPU share for Q2 2026 is at 15.3%, a 0.9 point increase and a new record high. However, the desktop x86 CPU shipments have been on a steep downward trend, resulting in a \"large on-year downturn of over 20%.\" The report attributes this decline to a memory crunch, causing prices for RAM, storage, and even high-end graphics cards to skyrocket, which in turn negatively impacts end demand for desktop PCs and CPUs.",
  "summary": "For the first time, AMD's share of the x86 client CPU market, covering both mobile and desktop, has crossed 30% …",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "Desktop CPU shipments crater 20% amid high component costs, but AMD gains record share despite 'ugly' desktop processor market — Intel floods laptop market with millions of CPUs, but AMD still sets all-time share records",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/desktop-cpu-shipments-crater-20-amid-high-component-costs-but-amd",
        "published": "2026-08-22T12:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Both AMD and Intel's desktop CPU sales are falling off a cliff but Ryzen is falling a little slower",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/both-amd-and-intels-desktop-cpu-sales-are-falling-off-a-cliff-but",
        "published": "2026-08-24T15:27:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}