AMD achieved its highest ever share of the worldwide CPU market within the final quarter of 2021, figures present. The US chip maker was chargeable for 25.6% of all shipments between October and December, beating its earlier excessive of 25.3% from 2006.

That’s based on information from Mercury Analysis, which suggests the expansion was pushed by sturdy gross sales of x86 chips. You’ll discover these in consoles such because the Xbox Sequence X, which can have prioritised as a result of ongoing chip shortages. Which will clarify the slight fall in desktop and cell market share – AMD beforehand admitted it has needed to divert assets away from extra reasonably priced CPUs.

AMD’s market share needs to be bolstered by the arrival of Ryzen 6000 Sequence cell CPUs, which the corporate revealed at CES 2022. These are anticipated to make their method into laptops over the following few months, however we’ll be ready till the Ryzen 7000 Sequence for brand new desktop chips.

In fact, AMD’s slice of the CPU pie stays a lot decrease than Intel, its predominant rival in relation to processors. Given Intel additionally launched new laptop computer CPUs at CES, it might be troublesome for AMD to make many main inroads in 2022.

Nonetheless, it’s a outstanding rise for a corporation that solely started making Ryzen CPUs in 2017. It additionally coincides with report income for AMD in This autumn of 2021. The corporate made $4.eight billion between October and December final 12 months, a 49% year-on-year improve.

Regardless of an enormous launch firstly of the 12 months, it seems to be like AMD nonetheless has massive plans for the remainder of 2022. The chip maker has confirmed that the Ryzen 7000 Sequence will launch sooner or later within the second half of 12 months, utilizing its new Zen Four structure.