Briefly: Like so many markets, gaming PC shipments had been down in 2023, falling 13.2% year-over-year to 44 million models. The general PC trade additionally declined, however one vibrant spot was gaming screens, which noticed progress all year long. The excellent news for producers and customers is that 2024 is predicted to be higher.
Desktop and laptop computer workstation shipments fell 8.8% final yr, in keeping with IDC, representing the second-worst drop because the analyst’s data started in 2008. Gartner, in the meantime, stated that 2023 was the worst yr in historical past for the general PC trade, with shipments down 14.8% year-over-year.
IDC has checked out particular person sections of the market in its newest report. Whereas gaming PC shipments had been down 13.2%, gaming screens really grew 20.3% throughout 2023. Delving deeper, shipments of Premium screens with a refresh fee of 165Hz or increased had been up round 13%, whereas Efficiency screens (144Hz to <165Hz) had been down 4%.
For 2024, IDC predicts that gaming PCs will lastly begin to see progress – imitating many different industries that suffered final yr – although it should solely be a modest 1%, with notebooks being the principle driver. Gaming screens, in the meantime, will proceed on their upward trajectory, rising 13.6% throughout the yr.
Jitesh Ubrani, analysis supervisor for IDC’s Mobility and Client Machine Trackers, stated that regardless that the economic system continues to battle, shipments for gaming PCs have been a bit extra resilient on account of sustained demand. He notes that there is additionally been an upward development in pricing because the premium phase of the market stays robust. Ubrani believes this space will stay wholesome on account of devoted and prosperous consumers who’re much less impacted by the economic system.
Jay Chou, analysis supervisor for IDC’s Worldwide Shopper Gadgets Trackers, says gaming monitor progress is outpacing gaming PCs because of the previous’s declining costs and widespread adoption of sure specs, together with refresh charges over 165Hz, 1ms or much less response instances, and a transfer to 2560 x 1440 and better resolutions.
Wanting past this yr, IDC believes gaming PC shipments will attain 52 million models in 2028 with screens reaching 29.6 million throughout the identical interval. The agency forecasts that gaming monitor costs will fall annually as gaming PCs transfer in the other way, with common promoting costs reaching $1,101 because of the reputation of premium graphics playing cards and notebooks.
Lastly, IDC writes that Premium GPU shipments will solely develop 3% this yr whereas Efficiency GPUs decline. Each will get an enormous enhance in 2025 because of the Nvidia RTX 5000-series and AMD’s Radeon RX 8000 playing cards.
