"According to one retailer's data, the chipmaker likely gained graphics card market share over its bigger rival NVIDIA in the second quarter.AMD's outlook indicates that its rally may not be over just yet, and the company's growing clout in the graphics card market will be one of the catalysts contributing to its growth. AMD has made solid inroads into rival NVIDIA's (NASDAQ:NVDA) sandbox this year thanks to the launch of improved graphics processing units (GPUs) in 2019.
The company eclipsed NVIDIA in terms of pricing and performance last year when it launched its Navi-based RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT graphics cards. Those cards have played an important role in helping AMD corner a bigger share of the discrete graphics card market in the first quarter of 2020. And the latest data from the German retailer Mindfactory indicates that AMD may have kept up the pressure on NVIDIA in the second quarter as well. Based on Mindfactory's sales data, graphics cards sales statistics compiled by 3DCenter.org indicate that AMD's Radeon RX 5700 XT graphics card gave the NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super a run for its money. The AMD card shipped close to 9,800 units in the second quarter, while the 2070 Super shipped just over 11,700 units. What's interesting to note is that the 5700 XT graphics card is about 25% cheaper than the 2070 Super, but it comes close in terms of performance...."
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