Acer Plans Custom Radeon GPUs for DIY Market
Acer is reportedly planning to expand its graphics card line-up for the DIY market with AMD Radeon-based products. Acer-badged graphics boards with Radeon GPUs complement the company’s Intel-powered offerings, helping Acer cater to more DIY gamers. Acer, on the other hand, is reportedly not interested in offering an Nvidia GeForce-based product for now. board channel (via video cards).
Acer has been installing graphics cards in its Predator gaming PCs for years, but last year the company announced its first Intel Arc-based Predator graphics card for DIY enthusiasts. For now, the lineup includes the entry-level Predator Arc A380 and the mid-range Predator Bifrost Arc A770 OC 16GB. On the other hand, Intel doesn’t have a high-end GPU at the moment, so Acer can’t serve the high-end market segment.
There are no details on the rumors about Acer’s plans to bring Radeon products to its lineup, but the company ranks them among the best graphics cards available to cater to gamers looking for more performance. A high-end Radeon graphics processor seems logical. Better than the Predator Bifrost Arc A770 OC 16GB can offer. On the other hand, Acer uses a wide variety of Radeon-based graphics cards in his PCs, so it’s likely that they’ll offer a wide range of Radeon boards for the DIY market as well.
The timing of Acer’s entry into the graphics card market is an interesting one. On the one hand, demand for desktop graphics cards bottomed out in his third quarter of 2022, making it difficult for new entrants to sell many cards as they have to contend with established players in a shrinking market. Become. On the other hand, it would be easier for Acer to negotiate more lucrative GPU supply deals with Intel and AMD. Again, Acer already has a close relationship with both companies.
Either way, a new supplier of graphics cards could be a good thing for the industry.
Acer and AMD have yet to comment on the rumors.