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GPU sales spike by 20%, fuelled by crypto-currency miners and laptop sales – Good Gear Guide
GPU sales grew 20 per cent at the end of 2020, spurred by pandemic-induced gaming, a new mining craze, and huge demand for laptops.
GPU sales grew an astounding 20 per cent at the end of 2020, spurred by pandemic-induced gaming, a new mining craze, and huge demand for laptops, according to a new report from Jon Peddie Research.
But theres a light at the end the tunnel – for gamers, at least. The GPU-based crypto-currency craze, which has consumed the already limited supplies of cards with the speed and mercilessness of locusts, just might go bust.
Jon Peddie of JPR, who has followed the graphics market for more than three decades, said…
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