What is it?
The graphics processing unit (GPU) also known as graphics card, simply put, handles all graphics rendering. It processes and renders images, videos and animation. The GPU is responsible for showing you everything you see on your computer.
Popular brands and their prices
There are 2 primary brands that manufacture chips for GPUs and numerous brands that take those chips and design the housing for them. The two companies that design GPU chips are:
The companies that design the housing for these chips include but are not limited to:
As you can see the price of the GPU varies wildly based on the tier of card you go with.
Other things to consider
The main thing to consider when picking a GPU is what resolution and refresh rate your monitors
can handle. There is no point in spending tons of money on a graphics card if you have a low-end monitor. The
graphics card will not display a higher resolution than your monitor can handle.
Another important thing to do research on is the quality of customer service from a brand. A GPU is a HUGE
investment. If something happens to be faulty, you want to make sure that the brand can help you troubleshoot or
even replace the GPU.