Why are there many gpu manufacturers (zotac, Asus, msi…) but onlz 2 pc CPU manufacturers?
In: Technology
They’re graphics card manufacturers, not GPU manufacturers. For the GPU the two largest manufacturers are nVidia and AMD, it’s pretty much like with CPU’s.
They develop and create the GPU. Third party graphics card manufacturers can then make a deal with Nvidia to use their GPU. The GPU design can’t be changed, but everything else that’s on a graphics card, such as ram or voltage controllers. Besides that, they can increase the MHz of the GPU.
If you buy a CPU you already buy the chip itself. There’s pretty much nothing, besides overclocking, that a 3rd party manufacturer could change. And Intel and AMD rather sell their own products.
I must say though that this only applies for the Desktop/Laptop market. When it comes to other things, such as smartphones, the list of actual GPU and CPU manufacturers significantly increases.
Latest Answers