such as DLSS upscaling and sophisticated tensor processing, provided it with a notable advantage as the demand for artificial intelligence hardware surged. However, this success has also resulted in heightened scrutiny. Nvidia’s latest most competitively priced graphics card has been notoriously challenging to locate in inventory or at its suggested retail price.
While Nvidia is responsible for designing its chips and architecture, it does not manufacture or assemble its own hardware. Instead, GPU production relies on a worldwide network of manufacturing partners, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Samsung, along with various third-party assemblers accountable for everything from water fabrication to custom printed circuit boards, cooling systems, and firmware. This multi-faceted process encompasses several countries and specialized facilities, each of which plays an essential role in the creation of the graphics cards that drive today’s AI revolution.
