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> In fact, gaming laptops outsell gaming desktops 2:1 now. This doesn't show what you think it does. The majority of desktop gaming PCs are self built and won'
by chmod775 3y ago
> In fact, gaming laptops outsell gaming desktops 2:1 now.
This doesn't show what you think it does. The majority of desktop gaming PCs are self built and won't show up in that statistic.
Additionally GPUs are the most commonly upgraded component during the lifetime of a built.
- senttoschool 3y ago>This doesn't show what you think it does. The majority of desktop gaming PCs are self built and won't show up in that statistic. It probably does. I never paid for the report but I assume IDC collects data on DIY desktop towers and make an educated guess. Regardless, gaming laptops sells far more than DIY computers.
- chmod775 3y agoIn 2020 Nvidia + AMD sold 41.5 million desktop GPUs.[1] That doesn't add up at all with 16.7 million desktop PCs. [1] Second graphic: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-maintains-lead-as-sales-of-graphics-cards-hit-all-time-low-in-2022-jpr https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-maintains-lead-as-s...
- senttoschool 3y agoDiscrete GPUs can go into old desktop PCs. That's my guess. And it's not clear what % of them were used for gaming vs crypto mining.