Superbrands: These graphics card manufacturers can also make display chips. Although some are dead and some are hard to see, their technical strength exceeds that of ordinary graphics card manufacturers, so we call them super brands. (Leaving NVIDIA) 3FX: Maybe you are not familiar with this name, but it is 3FX that has brought us from the 2D era to the 3D era. His "Voodoo" series graphics cards are the dreams of countless players, and there are still quite a few "Voodoo" fans around the world. The failure of 3dfx lies in its complacency and refusal to sell chips to other graphics card manufacturers, which led to the high cost of graphics cards and the slow launch of new products, which eventually led to its acquisition by NVIDIA. However, the influence of 3dfx is still far-reaching. At present, the technology of 3dfx is also applied to the latest graphics card. In short, if you are a 3D gamer, you must remember this name-3DFX. ATI: Although the old graphics card manufacturers started a little late in 3D, they learned the lessons of 3dfx, followed NVIDIA's example in time and opened their production licenses. He concentrates on chip design himself, and now he can compete with NVIDIA. ATI original graphics card (actually made of sapphire) has excellent workmanship and image quality, and the all-round series of integrated TV cards is deeply loved by DIYer. However, after oauth2.0, the original card gradually withdrew from the Chinese mainland market, but it was still sold overseas. Now all we have is nostalgia. Matrox: Chinese name is Mai Chuang. His graphics card has always been famous for its excellent 2D image quality. Matrox has also made great efforts in 3D: G400 is the first to introduce the 3D special effect of "environmental bump map", but it has not been widely supported; In 2002, Matrox introduced the "Parhelia" graphics card supporting DirectX9.0 for the first time. Its technical parameters are luxurious, but its performance is not as good as that of ATI and nVidia's previous generation products. The "Phantom" can only be reduced to "Phantom" in the end. At present, Matrox only keeps part of the market share in the field of 2D drawing, and it has been difficult to get the favor of the majority of players. XGI: The full name is Xabre Graphics Inc, and the Chinese name is Tucheng Technology. Founded in June 2003, it was formed by the merger of graphic departments of SIS and Trident. XGI introduced the Volari V8 chip supporting DirectX9.0 in 2004, and its performance is quite good. However, ATI and nVidia have carved up the independent graphics card market, and most graphics card manufacturers are unwilling to produce graphics cards based on Volari V8, so XGI has to launch its own brand (actually, it is contracted by a manufacturer in Taiwan Province Province). Whether it can be successful remains to be tested by the market. 3D Labs: a famous professional manufacturer of 3D graphics cards. His "Wildcat" series graphics cards are quite influential in the industry, and they are in the forefront with ATI's FireGL and nVidia's Quadro series. However, 3D Labs does not produce entertainment-grade display chips, so it is rare. As mentioned above, ATI and nVidia basically occupy the mainstream graphics card market. Some manufacturers produce graphics cards based on two kinds of chips at the same time, while others use only one of them. We will mark them with "A+N", "a" and "n" respectively. First-line brands: they are all international brands and world-class manufacturers. * * * The same features are strong R&D capability, complete product line and outstanding quality. Because the production process of motherboard and graphics card is close, many motherboard manufacturers are also graphics card manufacturers. What needs to be mentioned here is that Hercules, the former graphics giant who originally belonged to the first-line brand, has withdrawn from the graphics card market due to competitive pressure. MSI: A+N MSI has ranked first in graphics card shipments for several years in a row, and still ranked first in the world with 8 million pieces in 2004. MSI has strong independent research and development capabilities, and it is one of the few manufacturers that can independently launch and optimize non-public graphics cards. Its graphics card is excellent in workmanship, but the channel of MSI is not very smooth, it is not easy to buy in the domestic secondary market, and sometimes it is troubled by shortage. ASUS: A+N A+N 2004, the shipment of ASUS graphics cards was about 7.9 million, ranking second with a slight disadvantage. Needless to say, the quality of ASUS graphics cards is remarkable, and his high-end graphics cards are often optimized and enhanced versions of non-public versions. As the overlord of the motherboard industry, ASUS certainly can't stand the backwardness of graphics cards. In the past two years, ASUS has gradually begun to exert its strength in the graphics card business, which will launch a strong challenge to MSI's position as the boss. Power Color: A is also a manufacturer from Taiwan Province Province, China, and its brand in Chinese mainland is called "Dataland". Power color graphics cards are excellent in workmanship, especially at the high end. In 2004, Han Xun shipped 4 million pieces, ranking third in the world and one of ATI's three major partners. For friends who like A cards, Jixun (Dylan Hengjin) is a good choice. Leadtek: n, a senior graphics card manufacturer, is the most heavyweight partner in NVIDIA. It can not only produce entertainment graphics cards, but also the only manufacturer in Asia that can produce nVidia Quadro series professional graphics cards. In addition, Lee Tae's TV cards have a good reputation in the industry. The workmanship of Lee Tae graphics cards has always been excellent. It's a little expensive, but it's really worth it. In 2004, Lee Tae shipped 3 million pieces, ranking the top five. Gigabyte: A+N cooperated with ATI earlier than ASUS, and now it is one of ATI's three major partners, with the same shipment of 3 million pieces in 2004. Gigabyte's high-end graphics cards have unique design and excellent quality, but many low-end models are shrink cards made by Tongde (which will be introduced below), and the workmanship is relatively poor. At present, the Gigabyte graphics card with red PCB is Tongde, and the blue PCB is Gigabyte's. In addition, GigaCube also has a subsidiary, Taiwan Province Cube, which has been focusing on channel orders, mainly for the low-end graphics card market. Sapphire: Sapphire's company name is PC Partner, and its headquarters is in Hongkong, China. Its predecessor is the foundry of "ATI original graphics card", and it has ten years' experience in manufacturing A-cards. It is ATI's largest partner, but the original A-cards currently sold overseas are still manufactured by Baineng. The production technology, quality control and factory mode of sapphire graphics card strictly follow ATI production standards, adopt high-quality electronic components and accessories, have excellent stability and compatibility, and can be called a card model. The official of Baineng has not announced the exact shipment, and it is estimated that there should be millions (I got 9 million pieces from a certain channel, but it has not been confirmed). In any case, it is well-deserved as a first-line manufacturer. The uncrowned king: Foxconn: A+N Hon Hai (Foxconn) has been manufacturing graphics cards for many first-line brand machines such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard. Last year, Hon Hai successively acquired two powerful manufacturers, Han Xun and Lee Tae, and gradually turned to them for OEM. In this way, in 2004, Hon Hai Group's graphics card shipments exceeded10,000,000, and it has become the de facto dominant graphics card industry. But Hon Hai has not launched its own brand so far, so now it can only be the uncrowned king. Gangster Boss: Palit: Almost all graphics cards produced by A+N Tongde are OEM for other brands, and the shipment volume in 2004 was around 6 million. Although Tongde can also produce high-end graphics cards with excellent quality, he doesn't have his own brand, and his customers are many dealers with no production capacity, led by Qicai, which enables him to boldly cut corners and regularly introduce low-priced and low-quality shrink cards (although this may not be his intention), and Tongde himself has been lurking behind the scenes, calling him a gangster. Second-tier brands: Although not as large as the first-tier manufacturers, they still have strong R&D capabilities, and their products have their own characteristics and outstanding quality. In addition, Diamond and TerraTec, two powerful second-tier brands famous for their sound cards, have also withdrawn from the graphics card market. Elsa: A+N Elsa from Germany once dominated the graphics card industry. Almost all of his products are improved non-public versions, and their workmanship is excellent. He also has the ability to develop non-public drivers, which is unmatched by other graphics card manufacturers. Unfortunately, Elsa's head office went bankrupt due to investment mistakes. Elsa graphics cards that can be seen now are basically Elsa's in Asia. They are mainly produced by several manufacturers in Taiwan Province Province, and their quality is still very good. At the same time, they can also produce FireGL series professional graphics cards, but it is not the same as the previous Elsa. Gainward: N was produced by surplus farming in Taiwan Province Province, China, and was renamed as a farmer because it was squatted in the mainland. Rehabilitating graphics cards have always been luxurious in workmanship and have outstanding overclocking ability. It has the reputation of "upgrading graphics card technology", and "magic jumper" is unique in the industry. Although Gengsheng is favored by many DIYer, he pays too much attention to technology but ignores publicity, which leads to the gradual erosion of market share and the continuous loss of enterprises. At the end of 2004, Gengsheng was acquired by Palit, but fortunately, Gengsheng's brand remained. I believe that the rehabilitation after reorganization will not disappoint many players! The manufacturer of Xfx: n is Matsui Technology, also from Taiwan Province Province, China. Previously, Matsui has been committed to OEM business, and it has only been two years since he entered the DIY market, but it has grown rapidly. Jing Xun has introduced new cards very quickly and has a complete product line. In addition to regular graphics cards, there are personal cinema series graphics cards and nVIDIA NVTV TV cards, all of which are outstanding in workmanship. At present, Jing Xun is gradually loved by more and more players. Sparkle: n Another enterprise in Taiwan Province Province, China, with 20 years of experience in graphics card manufacturing, can be regarded as an old-fashioned powerhouse. Graphics card material is good, cost-effective. Galaxy: n This brand comes from Hong Kong and is produced by Jiawei Technology. Yingchi graphics card is very diligent in DIY, and the graphics card is gorgeous in workmanship. It has made a lot of efforts in radiator and overclocking, and its influence in China is gradually expanding. Inno3d: N is also a brand in Hong Kong. The company's name is InnoVISION, so some people call it Zhongtian graphics card, and its workmanship is excellent. In addition, this company can also produce InnoDV series TV/graphics cards, InnoAX series sound cards and other products, and its technical strength is quite good. Big Mars: A+N is also from Hong Kong. Different from other manufacturers, it sells graphics cards based on two chips at the same time, but all its products are OEM. The OEM is mainly GigaCube, a subsidiary of Gigabyte mentioned above, which has good workmanship and overclocking ability. Super Grace: A is a famous graphics card brand from Europe and one of ATI's main partners. The quality of the graphics card is excellent. It was popularized in China two years ago, but now it is rare. Creativity: A+N's famous sound card brand actually has a high position in the graphics card industry, and the famous 3D Labs is already a subsidiary of innovation. Innovative civil graphics cards are mainly produced by MSI and other big factories, with outstanding quality, but not very nice. Compro: n Speaking of this brand, the first thing that comes to mind is its "Apocalypse" series of TV/video products. In fact, this company has been engaged in the OEM production of graphics cards for a long time, and its own brand graphics cards have not been widely promoted, but the workmanship is still worthy of recognition. Asma (A Smart): n The time-honored brand of Taiwan Province Province in China. The manufacturer is Dingshen Technology. The graphics card is not bad, but it is rare. Mediamax: n In order to consolidate its market in Chinese mainland, nVidia launched this new brand in April this year in collaboration with Du Jia Group, a well-known domestic agent, so Liyuan can be regarded as a direct line of N. At present, its graphics cards are relatively rare. From the picture, the high-end products are good, but some low-end models are slightly worse. Faced with the joint suppression of many incompetent brands in China, the future of Liyuan is uncertain. Motherboard manufacturers of second-tier brands: In the past two years, with the continuous expansion of the scale gap between motherboard manufacturers, second-tier motherboard brands have gradually shown a decline. In order to make up for the loss of motherboard business, they have turned to the graphics card field. With their experience in motherboard, their graphics cards are also good, which can basically be classified as second-line or quasi-second-line. Tyan: a well-known server/workstation motherboard manufacturer, earlier cooperated with ATI to launch a series of high-end graphics cards. The quality is impeccable, but the price is also high, so his graphics card is always unsatisfactory, and then gradually faded out of people's sight. Chaintech: N can be regarded as an old graphics card manufacturer, with excellent quality and large OEM output, but its own brand is unknown. Recently, Chaintech has also stepped up his publicity, expecting him to perform better. Gateway: A+N is rich in OEM resources. The mobile version 9600 on the market last year was actually made by Gateway. Relatively speaking, his own brand name is not very big, the price advantage of graphics card is obvious, and the workmanship is reasonable. Abit: A entered the graphics card market by virtue of its fame in the motherboard industry, and it still sold out of stock over frequency, with excellent materials for work. Albatron: N graphics card is as good as its motherboard, but the main problem is that it is not recognized, so the sales volume has not been able to go up. Soltek: A+N Most of his graphics cards are mainstream chips, and there are few high-end products. There is nothing outstanding in the workmanship. Cordia (QDI): N is the Lenovo graphics card in the past, and it has also been OEM for others. The materials used in the work are good, but they are not accepted. Fic: A and AIT jointly launched some mid-to high-end graphics cards. Although the workmanship was outstanding, it failed to open the market. Biostar: N is a new army in graphics card industry, with little experience and outstanding workmanship. Epox: A+N has just entered the graphics card market this year, and its design and production are obviously unfamiliar. Compared with his motherboard, the graphics card can be said to be slightly rough. Elite (ECS): A+N has always been based on OEM. It is said that it will return to the graphics card market in the near future and launch its own brand. The graphics card market will be more lively in the future. Acrop: A+N is not well publicized and rarely seen in the market. I don't want to say more. Grammar: A+N comes from California, USA, and the boards are all ok, but nobody cares. Third-line brands: several brands with small production capacity, average workmanship or poor image and certain price advantages. Triplex: A+N is a famous brand in Taiwan Province Province, and its silver-plated PCB is also very distinctive. However, at the end of 2004, the incident of Qiheng polishing memory was exposed, which was suspected of commercial fraud, so its image was greatly affected. It is barely a third-line brand now, and it is estimated that it will be difficult in the future. Pixel concept: A+N brand, which has always been based on OEM, has recently entered the DIY market. The high-end graphics card works well, but the low-end is almost the same. Because it is relatively rare, it is temporarily listed as the third line. Ennyah: N is also a brand in Taiwan Province Province, and its reputation is not very great. The graphics card is mainly low-end, and the workmanship is average. Xiangsheng (ASZ): A+N is from Shenzhen, and its manufacturing capacity is good. It also works for other brands. However, its technical strength lags far behind that of Taiwan Province manufacturers. Only the price can be spelled, and the materials used for work can only be considered as average. Eagle: N is also from Shenzhen. There are many OEM businesses, and their own brands are well-known, but they are only cheap and can't make incompetent brands: these brands are well-known in China, especially the top ones are household names. Some people even say that the graphics card is colorful, but is it really that good? In fact, these brands are dealers and have no manufacturing capacity, so we still call them "incompetent manufacturers". The main OEMs are Tongde, Chengqi, Jiebo, Jingyu, QDI, Xiangsheng and Golden Eagle. In addition, some high-end A cards are manufactured by Han Xun and Lanbao. Price war is the trump card of these brands, so even well-known manufacturers can only provide them with shrinking or low-quality graphics cards to reduce costs. Many times, even several brands of graphics cards work in exactly the same way, obviously made by the same manufacturer. Incompetent brands are mainly as follows: Colorful, Shuangmin, MG, Onda, Yingtong, Qixiang, Spartak, Shuojing, Ogilvy & Mather, Sunflower, Meida, Jianbang, Zhimei, Radium, Jia Chuang, Kamonka and Shuang Jie. 6? 7? 6? Miscellaneous cards: There are a large number of miscellaneous cards, and their names are extremely confusing: from one word to five words, and Arabic numerals and English are used. These brands are inferior in workmanship and the quality is not guaranteed, so it is not recommended to buy them. In addition, the sales of miscellaneous brands have gone up, which may be transformed into incompetent brands by packaging. Dream, Zhongcheng, Zhida, Guanmeng, Jubang, Haichuang, Butterfly, Shadow Fox, Wei Shuo, Meng Ke, Bai Jie, Crossing Rainbow, Lingzuan, Yupai, Lei Feng, Morphy, Shang Feng, Zhongyu, Wan Li, Tong Guan, Xunjia, Hurricane, Sunny, Ding Xin, Taixun, Parkson and other phantoms, Bahai, Meixing. 7? 6? Seven two. The suffix of the graphics card model means 1, and nVidia's graphics card: Vanta: the literal meaning is unknown. According to nVidia, it represents a simplified version of the corresponding chip. There are only a few times in the TNT era. So I won't introduce it much. Masterpiece: TNT2 Vanta STD:Standard, Standard Edition. Generally, labeling is not required. Professor: You can literally understand the meaning of' strengthening'. As long as it appears, it represents a relatively high-end version of the corresponding chip. Originally in TNT2 series, the last one appeared in Geforce2 series, and now it has almost become ATI's patent. Masterpieces: TNT2 Pro, Geforce2 Pro Ultra: Literally means' radical and extreme'. The same is true for nVidia products. As long as the suffix takes this guy, it must be the most awesome chip. Counting NV Wang, you can basically see its familiar figure. And the pronunciation of this word, many people pronounce it as' ultra' but the actual pronunciation is' altra'. Masterpieces: TNT2Ultra, Geforce2Ultra, GeforceFX5200Ultra, GeforceFX5600Ultra, GeforceFX5700Ultra, GeforceFX5800Ultra, GeforceFX5900Ultra, GeforceFX5950Ultra, Geforce6800Ultra MX: Literally, it doesn't mean anything. In NVIDIA's planning, it stands for cheap version, which means mass level, and it is for NVIDIA. Cards with suffixes are estimated to have a high international share. Masterpieces: Geforce2 MX, Geforce2 MX 100, Geforce2 MX200, Geforce2 MX400, Geforce4 MX420, Geforce4 MX440, Geforce4 MX440-8X, Geforce4MX460, geforce 4mx 4000gts: abbreviation of "giga-texel shader". GTS only appeared in Geforce2 products for the first time, representing the highest-end Geforce2 at that time. The performance at that time was terrible. Unfortunately, he is a short-lived hero. Now it is usually a smaller version of GTX. Masterpieces: Geforce2 GTS, Geforce8800GTS GTS, 8800GTS GTX: generally understood as GT eXtreme, such as 8800GTX Ti: literally the abbreviation of' titanium', that is, the space metal' titanium', and the place where it appears generally represents the high-end version of NVIDIA. It first appeared in Geforce3, then joined Geforce2 Ti, and finally reached its peak in Geforce4 series. You will never forget that peerless classic-geforce 4ti4200. Masterpieces: Geforce2 Ti, Geforce3 Ti200, Geforce3 Ti500, Geforce4 Ti4200, Geforce4 Ti4400, Geforce 4 Ti4600, Geforce4 Ti4200-8X XT: This word is very funny, because it is completely contrary to NVIDIA's explanation of Riati, which is particularly confusing, so I will focus on it. According to NVIDIA, XT should refer to the down-converted version. In ATI's dictionary, it stands for high-end' extreme', so nVidia played a word game for us here to tease ATI. Masterpieces: Geforce FX5600XT, GeforceFX5900XT, geforce 6800xt le: le: "limited edition", which represents limited edition and low-end products in a certain production series, mainly because the frequency has dropped to a certain extent compared with the standard edition. For example: 7300LE masterpiece: Geforce 6600LE, Geforce 7300LE ZT: the literal meaning is unknown. NVidia is used to promote Doom's works, and on the basis of XT, it reduces the frequency again to lower the price, which represents a lower market positioning than XT and is the lowest-end product in the series. Masterpiece: GeforceFX5900ZT GT: the abbreviation of frequency upgraded version "GeForce Technoloty", which means super sports car. Masterpieces: Geforce6600GT, Geforce7600GT SE: It is also a simplified version, which is only used for Geforce4 series and its down-frequency version. Very rare.