A GPU is an electronic circuit that alters memory to create images, animations, and videos. It is also increasingly used to handle general computing tasks. GPUs are discrete processors integrated into plug-in cards or in a chipset on the motherboard, or on the same chip as the CPU. GPUs perform parallel operations on data to provide images, which are displayed on the screen. GPUs on standalone cards or on the motherboard (discrete GPUs) generally include their own memory, while GPUs integrated into the chipset or CPU chip share a main memory with the CPU.

PART 01: Executive summary 6

Highlights 6

PART 02: Scope of the report 7

Market overview 7

Scope 7

Top-vendor offerings 9

Summation error 12

PART 03: Market research methodology 13

Research methodology 13

Economic indicators 13

PART 04: Introduction 14

Key market highlights 14

GPU market outlook 14

Evolution of GPU 15

PART 05: Market landscape 23

Global gaming market 23

TV consoles 24

MMOs 25

Smartphones 25

Casual web games 26

Boxed PC 26

Tablet 27

Handheld gaming consoles 28

Market size and forecast 29

Five forces analysis 32

PART 06: Market segmentation by end-users 33

Market overview 33

Desktop 34

Notebooks 35

PART 07: Geographical segmentation 37

Geographical segmentation 37

APAC 38

Americas 40

EMEA 41

PART 08: Market drivers 43

Growing innovations in integrated GPU 43

Higher advantage of gaming laptops 43

Discrete GPU upgrades in notebooks 44

PART 09: Impact of drivers 45

PART 10: Market challenges 46

Growth of mobile gaming 46

Falling demand for desktop PCs 46

Innovations in discrete GPU 48

PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges 50

PART 12: Market trends 51

Growing popularity of VR content 51

Popularity of ultrabooks and hybrid laptops 52

Popularity of stick PC 53

PART 13: Vendor landscape 57

Competitive scenario 57

Vendor landscape 59

PART 14: Appendix 63

List of abbreviations 63

PART 15: Explore Technavio 64