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Global Smart NIC Market 2025 by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2031

Publisher GlobalInfoResearch
Published Sep 16, 2025
Length 100 Pages
SKU # GFSH20403534

Description

According to our (Global Info Research) latest study, the global Smart NIC market size was valued at US$ 820 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of USD 2007 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 13.8% during review period.

From a functional standpoint, NICs have historically been an essential board or chip in computing systems, enabling connectivity in networking systems. NICs, also known as network adapters, are used in computer systems, such as personal computers or servers, to establish a dedicated communication channel between the system and a data network. The NIC acts as a translator, taking host memory buffers and formatting them into structured packets for transmission over a network, usually Ethernet. The NIC also receives packets from the network and converts them into memory buffers for use by applications on the host.

A Smart NIC is a NIC with the addition of a programmable data processing unit (DPU) for network data acceleration and offload. The terms Smart NIC and DPU are often used interchangeably. Smart NICs add additional computing resources to the NIC to offload tasks from the host CPU, freeing the host CPU for more important tasks.

Global 5 largest manufacturers of Smart NIC are Marvell Technology Group, AMD, NVIDIA, Intel and Napatech, which make up about 88%. Among them, Marvell Technology Group is the leader with about 39% market share.

Americas is the largest market, with a share about 53%, followed by Asia-Pacific and Europe, with the share about 32% and 11%. In terms of product type, FPGA-based products occupy the largest share of the total market, about 94%. And in terms of product application, the largest application is Data Center, followed by Telecom.

This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis for global Smart NIC market. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses are presented by manufacturers, by region & country, by Type and by Application. As the market is constantly changing, this report explores the competition, supply and demand trends, as well as key factors that contribute to its changing demands across many markets. Company profiles and product examples of selected competitors, along with market share estimates of some of the selected leaders for the year 2025, are provided.

Key Features:

Global Smart NIC market size and forecasts, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (K Units), and average selling prices (US$/Unit), 2020-2031

Global Smart NIC market size and forecasts by region and country, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (K Units), and average selling prices (US$/Unit), 2020-2031

Global Smart NIC market size and forecasts, by Type and by Application, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (K Units), and average selling prices (US$/Unit), 2020-2031

Global Smart NIC market shares of main players, shipments in revenue ($ Million), sales quantity (K Units), and ASP (US$/Unit), 2020-2025

The Primary Objectives in This Report Are:

To determine the size of the total market opportunity of global and key countries

To assess the growth potential for Smart NIC

To forecast future growth in each product and end-use market

To assess competitive factors affecting the marketplace

This report profiles key players in the global Smart NIC market based on the following parameters - company overview, sales quantity, revenue, price, gross margin, product portfolio, geographical presence, and key developments. Key companies covered as a part of this study include Marvell Technology Group, AMD, NVIDIA, Intel, Napatech, Netronome, etc.

This report also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approvals.

Market Segmentation

Smart NIC market is split by Type and by Application. For the period 2020-2031, the growth among segments provides accurate calculations and forecasts for consumption value by Type, and by Application in terms of volume and value. This analysis can help you expand your business by targeting qualified niche markets.

Market segment by Type
FPGA-based
Others

Market segment by Application
Data Center
Telecom
Others

Major players covered
Marvell Technology Group
AMD
NVIDIA
Intel
Napatech
Netronome

Market segment by region, regional analysis covers

North America (United States, Canada, and Mexico)

Europe (Germany, France, United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, and Rest of Europe)

Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia)

South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Rest of South America)

Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa, and Rest of Middle East & Africa)

The content of the study subjects, includes a total of 15 chapters:

Chapter 1, to describe Smart NIC product scope, market overview, market estimation caveats and base year.

Chapter 2, to profile the top manufacturers of Smart NIC, with price, sales quantity, revenue, and global market share of Smart NIC from 2020 to 2025.

Chapter 3, the Smart NIC competitive situation, sales quantity, revenue, and global market share of top manufacturers are analyzed emphatically by landscape contrast.

Chapter 4, the Smart NIC breakdown data are shown at the regional level, to show the sales quantity, consumption value, and growth by regions, from 2020 to 2031.

Chapter 5 and 6, to segment the sales by Type and by Application, with sales market share and growth rate by Type, by Application, from 2020 to 2031.

Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, to break the sales data at the country level, with sales quantity, consumption value, and market share for key countries in the world, from 2020 to 2025.and Smart NIC market forecast, by regions, by Type, and by Application, with sales and revenue, from 2026 to 2031.

Chapter 12, market dynamics, drivers, restraints, trends, and Porters Five Forces analysis.

Chapter 13, the key raw materials and key suppliers, and industry chain of Smart NIC.

Chapter 14 and 15, to describe Smart NIC sales channel, distributors, customers, research findings and conclusion.

Table of Contents

100 Pages
1 Market Overview
2 Manufacturers Profiles
3 Competitive Environment: Smart NIC by Manufacturer
4 Consumption Analysis by Region
5 Market Segment by Type
6 Market Segment by Application
7 North America
8 Europe
9 Asia-Pacific
10 South America
11 Middle East & Africa
12 Market Dynamics
13 Raw Material and Industry Chain
14 Shipments by Distribution Channel
15 Research Findings and Conclusion
16 Appendix
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