1996年以前,在个人计算机配件领域,显卡一直处于不太重要的从属地位。当时绝大多数显卡只有2D功能,而且显卡市场只是Matrox、S3等少数几家大公司的天下;仅有的几种3D显卡,如3Dlabs的专业3D加速卡,其价格对于普通用户来说很难接受。但是1996年,一家刚成立不久的小公司的产品使显卡市场发生了翻 Prior to 1996, in the area of ​​personal computer accessories, graphics cards had been in a less important subordinate position. At that time, most graphics cards had only 2D functions, and the graphics card market was only dominated by a few large companies such as Matrox and S3. The only kinds of 3D graphics cards, such as 3Dlabs’ professional 3D accelerator cards, had difficult prices for ordinary users. accept. However, in 1996, the product of a small company that had just been established changed the graphics card market.