AMD continues to claw market share away from Intel in CPU shipments, growing faster than its rival in most segments. Meanwhile business in the x86 processor arena is unusually flat overall, likely due to stockpiling over tariff fears.

PC component market watcher Mercury Research says AMD's shipments during the third quarter of 2025 outpaced Intel's compared with the same quarter last year.

The main drivers for these gains were AMD's strong desktop growth and Intel's lower volume of shipments into the entry-level mobile CPU segment, the firm said.

In overall share of the x86-based chip market, AMD now accounts for 30.9 percent, an increase of 6 percent on a year ago. However, when semi-custom products like those used in gaming consoles are excluded, AMD's share stands at 25.6 percent – u

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