List of defunct graphics chips and card companies explained

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. During 2022 Intel entered the discrete GPU market with the Arc series and has three more generations confirmed on two year release schedules.

Defunct graphics chip makers

These companies designed graphics chips and cards.

Defunct graphics card makers

Other

The following companies are still in operation, but no longer design PC graphics chips:

Notes and References

  1. [United States Securities and Exchange Commission|SEC]
  2. Web site: October 28, 1999 . Guillemot and Hercules Press Release . 2023-05-16 . www.megatrade.ru.