One might not have expected it, but ASUS is now third best

Apr 17, 2013 14:58 GMT  ·  By

Out of all the graphics cards brands in the world, we wouldn't really have expected Palit to become number one, and we definitely can't claim to have heard of PC Partner all that much, although its Sapphire brand is quite often found online.

In any case, according to Digitimes, these two are currently the top global suppliers of video cards, ahead of even ASUS.

Curiously, Palit has managed to win even though it only sells GeForce graphics cards (NVIDIA-based), and PC Partner (Sapphire) sells AMD-powered Radeon.

ASUS sells both NVIDIA and AMD graphics adapters, yet has been pushed back to third spot worldwide.

Fourth and fifth place are currently held by Micro-Star International and Gigabyte.

We suppose that other analysts and/or market watchers could find that the ranks are a bit different, but even if opinions are divided on this, the difference in shipments won't be too large.