| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer hardware |
| Founded | 1984; 41 years ago (1984) |
| Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan (Headquarters) Munich, Germany (European HQ) |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Graphics cards |
Number of employees | 20 (European HQ) |
| Parent | Palit Microsystems |
| Website | www |
Gainward Co., Ltd., is acomputer hardware company which has producedvideo cards since 1984. Taiwan-based TNC Industrial sold the company toPalit Microsystems in 2005, acquiring the Gainward brand and branch Gainward Europe GmbH for $1 million.[1]

Theirgraphic cards used to be exclusively based onNvidia chipsets; however, the company also announced ATI-based graphics solutions after the successful launch of ATI 4800-series hardware,[2] although Gainward does not currently produce any cards from the ATIRadeon range.[3]
Gainward have had success with theirPhantom series of graphic cards, featuring removable fans.[4]