By Jules Wang
Publication Date: 2026-09-29 16:32:00
When you think about graphics cards, the first name that pops into your head is likely Nvidia. The company makes up a massive chunk of American 401(k)s and stock portfolios with a market cap in the trillions — and it’s also practically the only game in town, notching about 95% share in today’s GPU market. Dwarfed (but not forgotten) is AMD and its Radeon GPUs. They come in discrete cards, sure, but they’ve also found plenty of success as integrated GPUs in all sorts of computing surfaces, including mini PCs, handheld consoles, and laptops.
After second place comes, well, the rest of the bunch. And they really are the rest. Intel GPUs output decent power for the money, but the Arc division has never been a stable venture. Chinese upstart Moore Threads might have something competitive to offer down the line, but it isn’t at that point yet. Apple, Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Arm all design their own chips, too, but since they’re proprietary at some level or…

