India, Jan. 20 -- Before price increases began to define memory as well as GPUs, or graphics processing units towards the end of 2025, PC makers took advantage of significant momentum to clock 270 million unit shipments through the year. Research firm Gartner's latest shipments data marks this as a 9.1% annual growth compared with the year prior. International Data Corporation (IDC) numbers chart this 'annual growth at 9.6%, with 284.7 million units shipped.

This marks a significant turnaround, following two years of consistent decline through 2022 and 2023, with only a modest revival of PC shipment trajectory in 2024. One of the key drivers for sales through 2025 was the scheduled end of life moment for Microsoft's Windows 10 operating ...