Learn to say popular graphics card manufacturer and brand names correctly.
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How is Nvidia (major manufacturer of graphics processing units and AI accelerator hardware) correctly pronounced?
Nvidia is pronounced 'en-VID-ee-uh' — stress on the second syllable, from the Latin word for 'envy'. In a technical interview: "Nvidia's driver update squeezed out a noticeable frame rate boost in the same benchmark."
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How is AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, manufacturer of CPUs and Radeon graphics cards) correctly pronounced?
AMD is pronounced 'AY-EM-DEE' — every letter spoken individually, A-M-D. In a technical interview: "AMD's latest Radeon card closed most of the ray-tracing performance gap with its main rival."
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How is ASUS ROG (ASUS's Republic of Gamers brand, known for high-end graphics cards and gaming laptops) correctly pronounced?
ASUS ROG is pronounced 'AY-soos ROG' — 'ASUS' rhyming with 'Jesus' minus the J, plus 'ROG' said as one syllable rhyming with 'dog'. In a technical interview: "ASUS ROG's factory overclock shipped a few hundred megahertz higher than the reference card."
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How is MSI (Micro-Star International, manufacturer of graphics cards and gaming motherboards) correctly pronounced?
MSI is pronounced 'EM-ES-EYE' — every letter spoken individually, M-S-I. In a technical interview: "MSI's cooler kept the card noticeably quieter under load than the reference design."
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How is EVGA (graphics card manufacturer historically known for close partnership with Nvidia) correctly pronounced?
EVGA is pronounced 'EE-VEE-JEE-AY' — every letter spoken individually, E-V-G-A. In a technical interview: "EVGA offered one of the longest card warranties in the industry before it exited the graphics card business."