Are there other brands out there

[9_breaker]

I wanted to know if there are any other gpu manufacturers besides Intel and nvidia

 

[djabhi003]

Where Do You Live Exactly? In This World Right? Ever Heard Of AMD(Or Ati) Whatsoever?

 

[9_breaker]

sorry I 4got to put amd . I'm from planet zena but I do know amd

 

[djabhi003]

.. Hello Alien, Here's Some Info:

During the 1980s and 1990s a relatively large number of companies appeared selling primarily 2D graphics cards and later 3D. Most of those companies have subsequently disappeared, as the increasing complexity of GPUs substantially increased research and development costs. Many of these companies subsequently went bankrupt or were bought out. Intel and VIA Technologies remain as producers of primarily integrated solutions, while Matrox targets niche markets. Amongst the notable discrete graphics card vendors, ATI Technologies - acquired by AMD in 2006 and since renamed to AMD - and NVIDIA are the only ones that have lasted.
[edit]Defunct graphics chip makers

These companies designed graphics chips and cards.
3Dfx - Assets were acquired by NVIDIA during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy
3Dlabs - Merged with Creative Labs' personal entertainment division to form ZiiLABS
Ageia - acquired by Nvidia
Ark Logic
ArtX - acquired by ATI Technologies
ATI Technologies - merged into and renamed AMD
Avance Logic - acquired by Realtek
BitBoys - acquired by ATI Technologies
Chips and Technologies - acquired by Intel
Chromatic Research - acquired by ATI Technologies
GigaPixel - acquired by 3Dfx
Gemini Technology - went bankrupt, acquired by Seiko Epson to form the Vancouver Design Center
Headland Technologies - division of LSI Logic's Standard Products Group in late 1990s, assets sold to SPEA
Hercules - no longer manufactures graphics cards
IXMICRO - produced video cards for Macintosh and Macintosh clones
MOS Technology - produced the VIC and TED line of graphics chips, owned by Commodore International.
Number Nine Visual Technology (originally named Number Nine Computer Corp.) - pioneer in the graphics industry, developed 1st 128-bit graphics processor. Acquired by S3.
Oak Technology - acquired by Zoran Corporation
OPTi Inc. - no longer makes graphics chips
Paradise Systems - acquired by Western Digital
Radius - Made graphics solutions for Apple, out of business mid 1990s
Raycer - acquired by Apple Computer
Real3D - acquired by Intel
Rendition - acquired by Micron Technology
Silicon Graphics Incorporated (SGI) - Quit developing 3D graphics in-house in the early 2000s and bought GPUs from other companies. Later went completely out of business in 2009. Its assets were bought in the resulting Chapter 11 bankruptcy by Rackable Systems, which changed its name to Silicon Graphics International.
Tseng Labs - sold their video chip assets to ATI Technologies in 1997
Video 7 - merged with G2 to form Headland Technologies
Western Digital Imaging - combined efforts of Paradise Systems and Faraday Computing, bought by Western Digital and allowed to go out of business
Weitek Corporation - maker of Power9000 brand of GPUs circa 1991-1994, bankrupt 1995

 

[9_breaker]

that?was some good info thanks. most of the companies were taken by ati Which is now amd. surprisingly it isn't the best right now.

 

[djabhi003]

yeah, But ATi Is Doing Great In The Middle Priced And Budget Graphics Cards.
5670,5770,5750 Etc. Are Very Famous Cards Now, Because People On A Budget Tend Towards Them!