So i recently ordered a Radeon HD 6950 from a website, but I've noticed it doesn't mention any specific brand, instead referring to it as 'Generic'. Can anyone more tech-savvy tell me what this actually means? OEM? It was quite a bit cheaper than other deals, so I hope it's not anything bad.
'Generic' Graphics Cards?
- Thread starter theotakuoverlord
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That just means there's no big name third party manufacturer involved. A generic graphics card is the AMD reference model, so no fancy cooling, just the standard model AMD came up with for this chip. They're cheaper because there's no brand name attached, they're made by smaller companies but that doesn't mean the quality is any lower, the biggest difference you're likely to see is in warranty and bundled software. They all use the same chips anyway.