I know it's a pretty dumb question.
Dumb Question: How much does it cost to make a Graphics Card?
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what....
From scratch... THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
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in bulk -> probably like 30 dollars in material. DDR ram modules are like 1 dollar a piece.
From scratch... THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
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Like most things, the actual parts required to make something is actually pretty cheap. A friend of mine (who is crazy
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) builds his own stuff, like this one time he build his own LCD tv by buying all of the parts and baking his own circuit boards... Or the other time he decided that he needed to make an external graphics card housing for laptops....
When it comes to new technology basically is that the actual parts needed to make something is actually fairly inexpensive, but a couple of factors need to come into play to account for the expenses as well. The company needs to spend a LOT of money on research and development if they want to come up with something new and something that will make them money. Another part of that would be to make the manufacturing process streamlined so they can also maximize profits.
On the flip side there are companies that will look at what is out there already and try to spin it to make money so they don't really need to do any R&D.
When it comes to new technology basically is that the actual parts needed to make something is actually fairly inexpensive, but a couple of factors need to come into play to account for the expenses as well. The company needs to spend a LOT of money on research and development if they want to come up with something new and something that will make them money. Another part of that would be to make the manufacturing process streamlined so they can also maximize profits.
On the flip side there are companies that will look at what is out there already and try to spin it to make money so they don't really need to do any R&D.
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They usually buy in bulk. So it is made very cheap. But there is also the cost of labor and parts and electricity and the tools to make the parts in the first place so there is a lot of costs they have to budget in, in the first place.
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i have the best link for you my friend, but unfortunately its for older cards,
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1740275
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1740275
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Dumb question? Even the most brilliant posters in here have absolutely no idea.
e.g. I was told "dies are so cheap man, NVIDIA is basically stealing you".
Wat? TSMC must have enormous prices very early in production, depending on deal, and in no way does it compare to a flat number one might find online about "price per wafer size".
tl;dr: It depends on how early you want a new shrink, and it is based on various components, some are cheaper/older, some are cutting edge, harder to get.
e.g. I was told "dies are so cheap man, NVIDIA is basically stealing you".
Wat? TSMC must have enormous prices very early in production, depending on deal, and in no way does it compare to a flat number one might find online about "price per wafer size".
tl;dr: It depends on how early you want a new shrink, and it is based on various components, some are cheaper/older, some are cutting edge, harder to get.
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i doubt any of us could make a graphics card at home though lol, would be interesting to see it being built from the ground up, how all materials are gathered, what affects pricing, etc
so you're saying it cost alot mainly because companies like tsmc charge high. could they ever charge less? someone should make a documantary on how these electronics are madeOriginally Posted by fateswarm
Dumb question? Even the most brilliant posters in here have absolutely no idea.
e.g. I was told "dies are so cheap man, NVIDIA is basically stealing you".
Wat? TSMC must have enormous prices very early in production, depending on deal, and in no way does it compare to a flat number one might find online about "price per wafer size".
tl;dr: It depends on how early you want a new shrink, and it is based on various components, some are cheaper/older, some are cutting edge, harder to get.
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I would assume the older design of the card, the price is less reflective of the manufacturing cost.
Find the full retail price of the graphics card, then figure manufacturing cost at roughly around 20% of that price.Originally Posted by Reqkz
Like total amount of money used to make one. (Manufacturing, materials, etc)
I would assume the older design of the card, the price is less reflective of the manufacturing cost.
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As I said, even smart posters in here have no idea. They all pretend its cheap and at the one of the day they say "probably" and "it depends".
Fact of the matter is, equipping a new factory with the latest technology is a MASSIVE investment and they can and will charge more if you want to be an early customer.
Do you think everyone can be Intel or TSMC? Hell, whole countries would do it if they can afford it to ascape them. Don't you think NVIDIA or AMD would want their own factories to make GPUs?
Fact of the matter is, equipping a new factory with the latest technology is a MASSIVE investment and they can and will charge more if you want to be an early customer.
Do you think everyone can be Intel or TSMC? Hell, whole countries would do it if they can afford it to ascape them. Don't you think NVIDIA or AMD would want their own factories to make GPUs?
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The award for oldest necro goes to you and your first post. Thank you NPC, I love your contributions.
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Even so, the people worth having a real world clarification.
An GPU (chip) this is not getting sold in a bag, at consumer hands, as they do other electronic components.
In the past we knew that the most expensive component over a motherboard (300$ retail) this is the called as North Bridge chip, this priced at 75$ USD (Price that ASUS for example will buy from INTEL).
Electronics manufacturing and costs are both in the hands of B2B.
An modern estimation: RTX3080 PCB alone plus all electronics (GPU excluded) this has B2B cost of 40$ USD.
An GPU (chip) this is not getting sold in a bag, at consumer hands, as they do other electronic components.
In the past we knew that the most expensive component over a motherboard (300$ retail) this is the called as North Bridge chip, this priced at 75$ USD (Price that ASUS for example will buy from INTEL).
Electronics manufacturing and costs are both in the hands of B2B.
An modern estimation: RTX3080 PCB alone plus all electronics (GPU excluded) this has B2B cost of 40$ USD.
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