While both AMD and Nvidia make some of the best graphics cards, pitting the two against each other usually reveals that Nvidia dominates the GPU market with an over 80% share. However, a new survey revealed that, at least in the recent weeks, many gamers preferred to go with AMD when buying a GPU. But how long will this surprising lead even last?
Market share AMD RDNA4 vs nVidia Blackwell according to a @ComputerBase survey
👉 Of course, this primarily shows who was able to deliver. So, AMD was able to ship twice as many RX9000 cards in one week than nVidia RTX50 cards since the end of January.https://t.co/pypV0eUHPm pic.twitter.com/ceEfqDMyrh
— 3DCenter.org (@3DCenter_org) March 12, 2025
This surprising reveal comes from a ComputerBase survey that was later shared by 3DCenter. According to the survey, a whopping 71% of ComputerBase readers bought an AMD RX 9000 series GPU as opposed to buying Nvidia’s RTX 50-series. The rest of the participants opted to buy an older GPU instead, taking advantage of falling GPU prices.
This is a dramatic flip on the usual state of things, but there are a few reasons why we’re seeing AMD dominate the GPU market all of a sudden.
First of all, the survey doesn’t take into account the RTX 5070, which has recently launched and would likely tip the numbers more in Nvidia’s favor (although I can’t see it beating the RX 9070 XT in this particular survey). However, due to limited stock, the GPU may not have made as much of a splash as it would’ve otherwise. That brings me to my second (and main) point: AMD and its partners succeeded in delivering the RX 9070 XT and the RX 9070 to retailers in time for launch. Nvidia, unfortunately, did not.
Availability, or lack thereof, likely affected the numbers in a major way here. There’s no beating around the bush: Many people default to Nvidia regardless of the type of product that AMD puts out. However, when Nvidia’s GPUs launch with nothing available to buy, gamers turn elsewhere, as can be seen in the ComputerBase survey. It’s also worth noting that some enthusiast websites favor Team Red over Team Green, so take these results with a grain of salt.
AMD also managed to surprise everyone in a good way by not pricing the GPUs too high, making them an affordable alternative to Nvidia equivalents. However, some cards still cost up to $250 more than the MSRP, and some retailers claim that the prices will rise.
Meanwhile, Nvidia is slowly filling in the stock of its graphics cards. Many are still hard to come by, and even if they’re in stock, they cost more than they should. But, as things begin to even out, we might see the scales once again tipping in Nvidia’s direction — as they always do.
The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
The result is a rather unusual-looking mouse that is now on Kickstarter, starting at $199. And as ridiculous as it looks, some of its features are genuinely intriguing.
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"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.