Global server market revenue nearly doubled in 2024 with Nvidia's continued dominance

The big picture: A new report illustrates the AI boom's transformative impact on the worldwide server market. Nvidia GPUs have formed the backbone of the technology, so it isn't surprising to see the company represent almost all embedded GPU shipments during the last quarter. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide server market revenue nearly doubled in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the same quarter in 2023. Significant growth occurred in multiple sectors, with revenue for non-x86 and embedded GPU servers roughly tripling. Overall Q4 2024 revenue reached $77.3 billion – a 91 percent annual increase and the second highest leap since 2019. Revenue from x86 servers grew by 59.5 percent, reaching $54.8 billion, while non-x86 server revenue increased by 262.1 percent to $22.5 billion. Although the IDC didn't specify what hardware accounted for the incredible growth in non-x86 spending, it likely represents Arm chips. Embedded GPU servers contributed mor ... Read full article.