Why are there many gpu manufacturers (zotac, Asus, msi…) but onlz 2 pc CPU manufacturers?
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A graphics card consists of multiple different parts, the important bits being the actual GPU (the chip that does all the calculations) and then all the other stuff to power, cool, and connect a GPU.
There are really only two big names in making actual GPUs for graphics cards: AMD and Nvidia. They make the GPU chips and then graphics card manufacturers will take them and make custom graphics cards for them using their own different cooling systems and other features, much like how companies like Dell, HP, Lenovo, Apple, etc. will take the CPUs that AMD and Intel make and design computers that use them.
As for why only these two do, it’s much, much harder to develop the circuitry involved in any sort of computing unit, be it a CPU, GPU, or any other sort of ‘-PU’. It takes a lot of money and time in research and development to produce these chips, but it’s easier to then take the chips and design cards that use them.
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