Overall shipments of GPUs found in PCs were down during the first quarter of 2015 - AMD slipped 17%, Nvidia fell 13.5%, and Intel saw a 12% slip. According to data released by Jon Peddie Research, AMD’s overall unit shipments decreased -17.80% quarter-to-quarter, Intel’s total shipments decreased -12.01% from last quarter, and Nvidia’s decreased -13.5%.

Because GPUs go into every system before it is shipped, GPUs shipments are a leading indicator of the market. The low GPU shipment figures is the result of a shrinking PC market, which was decreased -14.77% quarter-to-quarter, and -6.5% year-to-year, JPR estimates.

Desktop graphics add-in boards (AIBs) that use discrete GPUs also decreased -8.79% from last quarter-less than the PC market.

On the other hand, the Gaming PC segment, where higher-end GPUs are used, was a bright spot in the market in the quarter. Nvidia’s Maxwell-based AIBs continued to do well and the company even managed to boost its market share in desktop. AMD on the other hand saw an improvement in its market share for discrete GPUs in notebooks even though the overall notebook segment dropped.