Graphics cards are similar but the prices are very different. Why are there differences between graphics cards of the same model and different brands?

Many friends have found that the prices of similar graphics cards vary greatly. As we all know, graphics cards are all produced by Qualcomm chips, but there are so many mobile phone manufacturers producing mobile phones, and the performance gap is large, and the price gap is also large. Performance is not only determined by the chip. Whether the manufacturer's ability to reduce costs will affect performance and price. Let's take a look at what's going on!

Why are the graphics cards similar but the prices so different?

Simply put, it refers to the PCb materials used by the graphics card. If you look closely, just like when we assemble a computer, the motherboards we buy have obvious differences in the materials used by motherboards from different brands. Even the same model motherboards from ASUS and ASRock may differ in price by 100 to 300 yuan.

What are the differences between graphics cards of the same model and different brands?

The most obvious difference is the materials used in the heat sinks of graphics cards from different manufacturers. For example, for AMD graphics cards, the heat sinks used by third- and fourth-tier manufacturers are at most cooling fans, plus 3 to 4 copper tubes for heat dissipation. If you look closely at the heat dissipation materials used in some high-end or even fever-level graphics cards, as well as the life of the cooling fans, the cost of the heat sink alone will increase a lot.

Are there only two brands of chips?

The chips used in graphics cards of different brands come from only two companies, NVIDIA and AMD. The price difference of graphics cards of the same model mainly comes from two aspects, materials and brand premium. For example, the price difference between Asus and Mingxuan is more than 500 yuan for GTX1070. Of course, the solid materials used by big brands have a core competitive advantage, which is the core frequency of the graphics card. Solid materials can make the graphics card work stably at a higher frequency. Therefore, the theoretical performance of graphics cards of big brands is higher than that of small brands of the same model, but the performance will not be much higher, generally around 3%-5%.

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A graphics card (English: Video card, Display card, Graphics card, Video adapter) is one of the most basic components of a personal computer. Its purpose is to convert the display information required by the computer system to drive the display, and provide progressive or interlaced scanning signals to the display to control the correct display of the display. It is an important component connecting the display and the personal computer motherboard, and is one of the important "human-computer" devices. Its built-in parallel computing capabilities are currently also used for deep learning and other operations.