PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 1849165
PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 1849165
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.
Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.
The sharp rise in U.S. tariffs and the ensuing trade tensions in spring 2025 are having a significant impact on the information technology sector, especially in hardware manufacturing, data infrastructure, and software deployment. Increased duties on imported semiconductors, circuit boards, and networking equipment have driven up production and operating costs for tech companies, cloud service providers, and data centers. Firms that depend on globally sourced components for laptops, servers, and consumer electronics are grappling with extended lead times and mounting pricing pressures. At the same time, tariffs on specialized software and retaliatory actions by key international markets have disrupted global IT supply chains and dampened foreign demand for U.S.-made technologies. In response, the sector is ramping up investments in domestic chip production, broadening its supplier network, and leveraging AI-powered automation to improve resilience and manage costs more effectively.
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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 $27.8 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37.4%. 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 $93.12 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35.3%. 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 forecast of 35.3% growth over the next five years reflects a modest reduction of 0.5% from the previous estimate for this market. This reduction is primarily due to the impact of tariffs between the US and other countries. This is likely to directly affect the US by increasing costs and delays in high-performance computing and AI development, as key components like GPUs and FPGAs are predominantly sourced from China and Taiwan. The effect will also be felt more widely due to reciprocal tariffs and the negative effect on the global economy and trade due to increased trade tensions and restrictions.
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.
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