what happened to the other GPU manufacturers?

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As of 10 yrs ago, on this very day, I recall shopping amongst a longer
list of GPUs.

ATI and nVidia were there too but so were S3, Matrox, Rendition, etc.

Today, I feel like I'm limited in choice because there are only ATI
and nVidia. What the heck happened to all the others?
 
dacconverter said:
As of 10 yrs ago, on this very day, I recall shopping
amongst a longer list of GPUs.
True.

ATI and nVidia were there too but so were S3, Matrox, Rendition, etc.
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and
3Dfx (ATI consumed the remains) and
Intel (rumored to still be in the GPU biz :-).
Today, I feel like I'm limited in choice because there are only ATI
and nVidia. What the heck happened to all the others?
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S3 - aka SONICblue; VIA may have the bones on that.
Matrox - still around but a niche player (I'm using a Parhelia)
Rendition - Bought by Micron. Nothing came of it.

See also:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gpu>
Normal wikiwarnings apply.
 
rjn said:
and
3Dfx (ATI consumed the remains) and
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Small correction: NVidia swallowed 3Dfx,
and ATI was swallowed by AMD recently;-)

Intel (rumored to still be in the GPU biz :-).
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Yes, mainly for embedded or onboard gfx, like the GMA3000.

S3 - aka SONICblue; VIA may have the bones on that.
Matrox - still around but a niche player (I'm using a Parhelia)
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My first Matrox card was a Mystique, my latest a G550. Superb quality!

Ray
 
Raymond Del Tondo said:
Small correction: NVidia swallowed 3Dfx,
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I knew that, and realized the error seconds after posting.
But I knew I could count on the self-correcting nature
of usenet :-) Thanks for not letting me down.
My first Matrox card was a Mystique, my latest a G550. Superb quality!
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I've had occasional KMODE Exceptions ever since building
this Parhelia machine, and suspect the Matrox, although
my earlier Milleniums and G-series card were trouble-free.

Next PC build probably won't be a Matrox.
They have fallen too far behind.

It seems to be the fate of many tech markets to devolve
to two major suppliers.
 
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