An accelerator card is a specialized hardware device designed to enhance a computer's performance by taking on specific tasks typically handled by the central processing unit (CPU). These cards work alongside the CPU to offload and accelerate computations, thereby improving overall system performance, especially for demanding tasks.
In the accelerator card market, the main types include high-performance computing accelerators and cloud accelerators. High-performance computing (HPC) accelerators are hardware devices optimized to significantly boost the computational power and efficiency of HPC systems. They encompass various processor types such as central processing units (CPU), graphics processing units (GPU), field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), and application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC). These accelerators find applications in diverse fields such as video and image processing, machine learning, financial computing, data analytics, and mobile devices.
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The accelerator card market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $20.24 billion in 2024 to $27.99 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38.2%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increase in demand for high-performance computing, rise of big data analytics, increase in complexity of data centers, increase in proliferation of cloud computing, increase in need for energy-efficient computing solutions, and the expansion of digital transformation initiatives across various industries.
The accelerator card market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $101.4 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38.0%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growing demand for high-performance computing, increasing proliferation of data centers, increasing adoption of cloud services, rise in big data analytics, and increasing need for energy-efficient computing solutions. Major trends in the forecast period include advancements in AI and machine learning applications, advancements in high-performance computing, adoption of cloud services, integration in edge computing solutions, and advancements in accelerator technologies.
The increase in digitization is expected to drive the growth of the accelerator card market in the future. Digitization involves converting information into a digital format that can be processed by computers. This trend is supported by factors like improved efficiency and automation, accelerated innovation, increased productivity, and rising internet adoption. Accelerator cards play a vital role in promoting digitization by providing the computational power, efficiency, and adaptability required to handle modern digital workloads and applications effectively. For instance, in November 2023, the Central Digital and Data Office, a UK government agency, reported that the Government Digital and Data profession grew by 19% from April 2022 to April 2023, addressing essential digital skills needs. Consequently, the rise in digitization is boosting the growth of the accelerator card market.
Major companies in the accelerator card market offer AI-enabled cards to boost performance across various applications. These specialized hardware components accelerate artificial intelligence workloads. For example, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. introduced the AMD Alveo MA35D media accelerator in April 2023. Designed for data centers, this AI-enabled video encoding card features two 5nm Asic-based video processing units (VPUs) optimized for advanced video processing, specifically supporting the AV1 compression standard. It significantly enhances channel density, reduces 4K latency, and improves compression efficiency compared to previous solutions, while maintaining high video quality scores with integrated AI processing capabilities.
In February 2022, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. acquired Xilinx Inc., marking a strategic move to expand its portfolio with Xilinx's expertise in CPU, GPU, and FPGA architectures for optimized acceleration in data centers.
Major companies operating in the accelerator card market are Dell Technologies Inc., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Lenovo Group Limited, Intel Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, Cisco Systems Inc., Qualcomm Technologies Inc., Oracle Corporation, Micron Technology Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Fujitsu Limited, NVIDIA Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ASUSTeK Computer Inc., NetApp Inc, Marvell Technology Group, Synopsys Inc., Microsemi Corporation, Inspur Group, Socionext Inc., Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, IEI Integration Corporation, Achronix Semiconductor Corporation
North America was the largest region in the accelerator card market in 2024. The regions covered in the accelerator card market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
The countries covered in the accelerator card market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The accelerator card market consists of sales of auxiliary processors, tensor processing units (TPUs), and network interface cards (NICs). Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market's historic and forecast market growth by geography.
The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market.
The market size section gives the market size ($b) covering both the historic growth of the market, and forecasting its development.
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Market segmentations break down the market into sub markets.
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Scope
Markets Covered:1) By Type: High-Performance Computing Accelerator; Cloud Accelerator
2) By Processor Type: Central Processing Units (CPU); Graphics Processing Units (GPU); Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA); Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC)
3) By Application: Video And Image Processing; Machine Learning; Financial Computing; Data Analytics; Mobile Phones
Regions: Asia-Pacific; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
Time series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita,
Data segmentations: country and regional historic and forecast data, market share of competitors, market segments.
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Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Accelerator Card Market Characteristics
3. Accelerator Card Market Trends And Strategies
4. Accelerator Card Market - Macro Economic Scenario Including The Impact Of Interest Rates, Inflation, Geopolitics, Covid And Recovery On The Market
5. Global Accelerator Card Growth Analysis And Strategic Analysis Framework
5.1. Global Accelerator Card PESTEL Analysis (Political, Social, Technological, Environmental and Legal Factors, Drivers and Restraints)
5.2. Analysis Of End Use Industries
5.3. Global Accelerator Card Market Growth Rate Analysis
5.4. Global Accelerator Card Historic Market Size and Growth, 2019 - 2024, Value ($ Billion)
5.5. Global Accelerator Card Forecast Market Size and Growth, 2024 - 2029, 2034F, Value ($ Billion)
5.6. Global Accelerator Card Total Addressable Market (TAM)
6. Accelerator Card Market Segmentation
6.1. Global Accelerator Card Market, Segmentation By Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
High-Performance Computing Accelerator
Cloud Accelerator
6.2. Global Accelerator Card Market, Segmentation By Processor Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
Central Processing Units (CPU)
Graphics Processing Units (GPU)
Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA)
Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC)
6.3. Global Accelerator Card Market, Segmentation By Application, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
Video And Image Processing
Machine Learning
Financial Computing
Data Analytics
Mobile Phones
6.4. Global Accelerator Card Market, Sub-Segmentation Of High-Performance Computing Accelerator, By Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion