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AMD’s x86 CPU shipment share in Q2 2026
The figures below are global unit-shipment shares attributed to Mercury Research and reported by Tom’s Hardware. Client figures are also reported by TechSpot. They compare AMD with Intel within each listed category; they are not revenue shares or installed-base estimates.
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| Category | AMD, Q2 2026 | Intel, Q2 2026 | AMD, Q1 2026 | AMD, Q2 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Client x86 CPUs | 30.3% | 69.7% | 29.6% | 23.9% |
| Desktop x86 CPUs | 34.9% | 65.1% | 33.2% | 32.2% |
| Notebook/mobile x86 CPUs | 28.9% | 71.1% | 28.3% | 20.6% |
| Broad server CPU measure | 34.5% | 65.5% | 33.2% | 27.3% |
| EPYC versus Xeon server CPUs only | 46.4% | not stated (Tom’s Hardware report) | not stated (Tom’s Hardware report) | not stated (Tom’s Hardware report) |
Source: Mercury Research figures as reported by Tom’s Hardware; client share and shipment-share definition also reported by TechSpot. The EPYC-versus-Xeon-only share was up 2.9 percentage points from Q1 2026 and 9.2 points from Q2 2025. The report does not provide the corresponding Intel share or AMD’s earlier-period values for that narrower comparison.
What the client figure means
AMD accounted for 30.3% of global client x86 CPU unit shipments in Q2 2026, against Intel’s 69.7%. “Client” covers PC processors in desktop and notebook categories; it is broader than either category on its own. The figure rose from 29.6% in Q1 2026 and 23.9% in Q2 2025, according to the reported Mercury Research data.
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These are shipments into the supply chain, not a count of installed computers. They cannot tell you what proportion of PCs currently in use has an AMD processor. Nor do they reveal which vendor captured more money per CPU: unit share and revenue share answer different questions. TechSpot describes the measure as shipment share in its Q2 client-share report.
Desktop share rose as shipments contracted
AMD’s desktop x86 unit share reached 34.9%, up from 33.2% in Q1 2026 and 32.2% in Q2 2025. Intel held the remaining 65.1%. But the overall desktop CPU market shrank sharply: Mercury Research figures reported by Tom’s Hardware put shipments down by more than 20% both year over year and quarter over quarter. TechRadar Pro also reported the year-over-year decline in its Q2 desktop shipment coverage.
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A bigger percentage of a smaller market does not necessarily mean more processors shipped. AMD’s share gain shows it performed better relative to Intel in that period; the reported figures do not establish that AMD’s absolute desktop shipments increased.
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Notebook and server shares use different comparisons
Notebook and mobile CPUs
AMD reached 28.9% of notebook/mobile x86 CPU shipments, compared with Intel’s 71.1%. AMD’s share was 28.3% in Q1 2026 and 20.6% in Q2 2025. The reported account says mobile shipments rose as Intel expanded capacity and AMD shipments also increased. That segment’s growth contrasts with the contraction in desktop shipments.
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Broad server measure versus EPYC and Xeon
On the broad server measure, AMD had 34.5% and Intel 65.5% in Q2 2026. The report says this calculation includes Intel edge and networking processors. On the narrower comparison of EPYC against Xeon processors only, AMD’s share was 46.4%, up 2.9 percentage points quarter over quarter and 9.2 points year over year.
The two server percentages have different denominators, so they are not competing estimates of one identical market. Use 34.5% when referring to the broad reported server measure and 46.4% only when explicitly describing the EPYC-versus-Xeon comparison.
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Revenue provides context, not a market-share cross-check
AMD reported Q2 2026 total revenue of $11.536 billion. Its Data Center segment generated $6.7 billion, up 107% year over year, while Client revenue was $3.1 billion, up 23%. AMD said Ryzen demand primarily drove growth in Client and Gaming segment revenue; it also announced 6th Gen EPYC server CPUs. The results are in AMD’s official Q2 2026 release and its earnings newsroom post.
Those are company-reported financial results and business context, not Mercury Research shipment-share measures. They do not establish revenue share for AMD versus Intel, or show that a particular CPU model is faster, better value or right for a given workload.
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- Cooler not included
How to read the headline
- “Gained share” is relative. It means AMD took a larger portion of measured shipments; it does not by itself prove that its shipment volume rose.
- Keep the segment attached to the percentage. Client, desktop, notebook, broad server and EPYC-versus-Xeon figures have distinct scopes.
- Keep the metric attached, too. These are unit shipments, not installed base or revenue.
- Attribute the figures accurately. Mercury Research is the underlying data source, but the Q2 2026 figures cited here are available through reporting by Tom’s Hardware and TechSpot rather than a directly available Mercury note.
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