As Intel's market share decline accelerates, AMD surpasses 36% market share in desktop PCs, reaches 26% in laptops, and approaches 30% in servers
Intel has a strong CPU market share, but AMD has been catching up in recent years, with research firm Mercury Research reporting that AMD's market share is growing across all major CPU products.
AMD rockets past 35% market share in desktop PC market as Intel's share loss accelerates — AMD also hits 25% in laptops and nears 30% in crucial server market | Tom's Hardware
The market shares of Intel and AMD for x86 processors shipped from 2018 to 2025 are as follows. Intel lost about 18 percentage points over seven years, while AMD caught up and gained a 29.2% share. AMD holds the highest shipment volume share ever in all desktop, laptop, and server CPU markets.
In desktop CPUs, AMD's shipment share is expected to rise to 36.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025. This is due to the rapid growth of AMD's Ryzen 9000 series, a supply shortage of Intel's 14th-generation Core processors, and the lack of a Core 2 Ultra refresh in the fourth quarter of 2025. Intel still retained the majority with a 63.6% share, but this was a significant blow, as it was down 9.3 percentage points year-on-year.
In terms of revenue share, AMD's performance was even more impressive: its desktop CPU revenue share reached 42.6% in Q4 2025, clearly indicating strong sales of high-margin processors. However, Intel maintained its majority revenue share at 57.4%, thanks to its strong relationships with major PC manufacturers.
The laptop market has long been Intel's stronghold. The company offers a wide range of CPUs, from ultra-low-power thin and light laptops to high-performance models comparable to desktop PCs. However, AMD's significant expansion of its laptop processor lineup has led to a slight decline in Intel's market share. After hovering around 22% for several quarters, AMD made a strong recovery in Q4 2025, capturing a 26% share of unit shipments.
In terms of revenue, AMD recorded a 3.3% increase compared to the previous quarter and the same period last year, and its mobile CPU sales share reached 24.9%. While Intel still accounts for over 75% of sales, it is clear that AMD is strengthening its competitiveness not only in high-volume markets but also in high-margin segments, technology media Tom's Hardware points out.
Although the market share for server CPUs for data centers has remained relatively stable, AMD still holds a record high of 28.8%. In terms of revenue, AMD's server CPU sales share reportedly rose to a record high of 41.3%.
Tom's Hardware said, 'If we were to sum up AMD's performance in the CPU market in 2025 in one sentence, it would be that the company not only increased its shipments, but also steadily captured the most profitable segments in every market it entered, thanks to a strong product mix and high average selling prices. Meanwhile, Intel reduced its shipments and lost its most profitable contracts to its competitors. AMD's success is supported by a strong product mix. On the other hand, Intel's slump is the result of a combination of multiple factors, including a lack of competitive products in the high-price range and supply constraints in the low-price range. Intel acknowledged that its future recovery requires the restoration of performance and process technology leadership and the securing of sufficient manufacturing capacity, and that the situation will begin to change in the second half of 2026 or 2027. This means that AMD is likely to continue to maintain its dominance over the next few quarters. '
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