There are obviously only N cards and A cards for graphics cards. Why are there so many brands?

#Graphics Card# Friends should all know that there are currently only two graphics card manufacturers, NVIDIA (NVIDIA) owned by Huang (Huang Renxun) and AMD hosted by Su Ma (Su Zifeng).

Both of them are Taiwanese immigrants. It is even rumored on the Internet that Lao Huang is actually Su's mother's cousin. I don't know if it is true. In short, the world's graphics cards currently only belong to these two companies.

The two companies are competing fiercely in the graphics card market and it is difficult to separate them. While the news continues, the two big guys have also gradually gone through vicissitudes. Looking at the changes of Lao Huang in the past three years, it is like going through hardships.

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So why do we buy only Colorful, GALAXY... graphics cards when we buy graphics cards alone, while friends who buy finished machines or notebooks often only have N graphics cards? card and A card?

In fact, both NVIDIA and AMD are suppliers of core chips for graphics cards. That is to say, they only sell core technologies and truly master core technologies. Moreover, high-end cards like N cards can compete with A cards. There is no way to fight back. But AMD not only competes with NVIDIA for graphics cards, but also competes with Intel for CPUs. So Su Ma is still very awesome.

After these two manufacturers produce the core chips, they sell them to secondary processing plants, which are the manufacturers we are familiar with such as Colorful, GALAXY, ASUS, etc. They assemble capacitors, inductors, and other components for the core chips of graphics cards. Resistors, heat dissipation, etc., so that it can exert or even exceed the performance of the chip. These are the graphics cards we can buy.

They usually have cool appearances, some flash with charming lights, and some have extremely strong heat dissipation. These are all related to the strength of the manufacturer. The first-tier graphics card manufacturers in 2021 include: Colorful, GALAXY, ASUS, and Sapphire. , MSI, Zotac, etc. The second-tier manufacturers include: Maxxuan, Inzhong, Gengsheng, Onda, Yeston, Landi, etc. The third-tier manufacturers are in danger of overturning, mainly including: Mingying, Xiaoyingba, Jingying, Leium Wind, Elsa, etc.

It’s also the 2070. Graphics cards from first-tier manufacturers are more than 1,000 more expensive than those from third-tier manufacturers. What you get in exchange is more stable performance, a more extreme experience and more room for adjustment. Even the performance of the 2060 from the first-tier factory is almost the same as that of the 2070 from the third-tier factory. Therefore, it is recommended that you spend more money to buy from a big manufacturer, buy one with after-sales service, and buy one with peace of mind.

However, in the process of mass production, because notebooks are highly integrated, manufacturers such as Lenovo and Dell will also buy chips directly from AMD or NVIDIA and integrate them directly into the motherboards they produce. , laptops are only divided into A card or N card, not Colorful, GALAX and other brands.

At the same time, AMD and NVIDIA also have their own production lines. The graphics cards they produce usually look very business-like. Such cards are called public version graphics cards. Public version graphics cards often have no special features, that is, they are not good in all aspects. Taking off the hind legs, but it is not very good, which also makes it extremely stable.

Generally, there are not many public graphics cards in stock on the market. They are basically purchased directly by computer manufacturers such as Lenovo and Dell, and installed on their own desktop machines for sale. Moreover, since public version graphics cards are compatible with motherboards produced by most manufacturers, more and more installation platforms are now choosing public version graphics cards to develop assembly plans for customers.

Seeing this, do you understand? There are only two graphics card chip manufacturers, but there are many companies that assemble graphics cards.

If you still can’t understand, then think about the relationship between Intel and Lenovo, Dell, Asus, etc. Intel only provides CPUs, but Lenovo sells computers.