目前英伟达主要的产品线是GPU。GPU包括面向游戏玩家的GeForce、面向设计师的Quadro、面向 AI 数据科学家和大数据研究人员的Tesla 和 DGX,以及面向基于云的视觉计算用户的GRID。别看现在有那么多产品,其实在两家争霸的时期,最多的竞争还是游戏显卡的竞争。那么目前来说,英伟达真正以上的竞争者只剩下了AMD一家。(intel也算,吧?)那么目前的两强争霸局势怎么形成的呢?
(Source:cgdirector)其实两强争霸已经持续了20年了,但是在90年代,情况那可以复杂的多。当年的可谓是五代十国时期。NVIDIA,ATI Technologies(AMD前身),3dfx Interactive,Matrox,S3 Graphics,Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS),Trident Microsystems,Cirrus Logic,Tseng Labs,Rendition。在当年都是赫赫有名的显卡厂商,随便拉出来一个都是很能打的存在。
Doom游戏是由id software的天才程序员John Carmack和John Romero联合开发的。这里还提一下,在2013年离开id Software后,Carmack加入了Oculus VR,成为了其首席技术官。于是我们现在才可以用上Oculus quest 2那么好的VR产品。Doom,音乐,画面都是一流,再加上快节奏,爽的玩法,迅速成为了所有电脑玩家的新宠。也成为了3D游戏的领导者。而这还不算完,之后Id software 在1996 年更是推出了Quake这个游戏,并且改变了整个游戏行业。其中包括团队死斗模式的加入,创造了第一批电竞 。其中包括催生出了我们熟悉的WASD游戏键位。Quake引擎是游戏开发的一次重大突破。它是第一个真正的全3D游戏引擎,允许复杂的环境、物体和角色以全3D的方式渲染和动画化。此前的游戏,如"Doom",虽然使用了3D视觉效果,但实际上是2.5D的。Quake引擎还支持网络多人游戏,并且通过使用客户端/服务器模型来减少延迟,这在当时是革新性的。这一模型使得玩家能够在网络上进行平滑且响应快速的游戏。Quake引擎在之后的数年里被广泛用于其他游戏的开发,包括"Half-Life"、"Call of Duty"和"Medal of Honor"等系列。
Quake的出现,也造成另一个问题,这个游戏太超前了,硬件,有些跟不上了。CPU已经无法满足需求了。只有当年的顶级CPU,例如奔腾系列才可以跑得动。但是价格实在是太高昂了。再加上CPU面对复杂场景算力需求实在难以满足,于是催生出了第一代的显卡,放在当年,是叫图形加速卡。(谁也没想到,当年只是用来分担苦工的显卡,在时至今日的PC端,肩负起了重任。)在这个时候,当年的老大哥3dfx出现了。3dfx是由Silicon Graphics的三个年轻人Ross Smith,Scott Sellers和Gary Tarolli创建。(Silicon Graphics是图形工作站企业,在90年代初,SGI几乎垄断了高端3D图形市场,许多电影视觉效果,如《侏罗纪公园》和《泰坦尼克号》,都使用SGI的技术。)作为一个初创公司,吸引投资是很重要的,当年他们也很聪明,说一堆专业名词没有用,给投资人看到效果才是真的。于是硅谷名言就这么产生了“fake it until make it”于是在借用Silicon Graphics的工作站做出来吊炸天的3D实时demo后,宣布这将是未来消费级芯片可以做出来的效果。于是在这样半真半“骗”下,3dfx拉来了巨大赞助投资。最终也是不负众望,3dfx制造出来的芯片真的跑动了曾经用工作站才可以跑出了的demo。在1996年,历史里程碑式产品出现了----Voodoo加速卡,超越对手,价格低于高端cpu。并且在强势期,市场占有率达到了85%。和今天的英伟达可谓是十分相似。
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If you have ever wondered why a forex pair moves sharply on a single Tuesday afternoon, the answer often sits inside one number: the cash rate.
On 5 May 2026, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised its cash rate target by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.35%. The decision unwound much of the easing cycle traders had spent the previous year debating. Markets repriced quickly, and the Australian dollar moved against major peers as traders digested the decision.
When one rate decision changes the market mood
For new traders, decisions like this can feel chaotic.
The chart moves before the headline finishes loading. Spreads widen. Stop levels can be tested in seconds. The financial media then fills with confident takes that often disagree with one another.
This playbook is designed to help you make sense of that chaos. Not by predicting the next move, but by understanding how the cash rate works, how it can ripple through markets, and how to prepare a process before the next decision lands.
Important
This article is general market commentary and education only. It does not constitute personal financial advice. Trading CFDs carries significant risk and may not be suitable for everyone.
Part 01
The 101 explainer
Build a clear, foundational understanding before going anywhere near a setup.
The Basics
What the cash rate is, in plain English
The cash rate is the interest rate that commercial banks charge each other for overnight, unsecured loans. The cash rate target is the level a central bank officially sets to steer that market.
In Australia, the RBA sets the cash rate target to manage inflation and employment. While the names vary, each acts as an anchor for the following equivalents:
United States: Federal Funds Rate
United Kingdom: Bank Rate
Eurozone: Main Refinancing Rate
New Zealand: Official Cash Rate
A simple way to think about it is as the wholesale price of money. When that wholesale price rises, the retail prices linked to it, such as mortgage rates, business loans, savings rates and bond yields, often move higher too. When it falls, borrowing costs across the economy tend to ease.
For traders, this is the macro anchor. It is not just a number on an economic calendar; it influences currencies, indices, commodities, and yield-sensitive stocks.
Where the world's major policy rates sit in May 2026
Headline cash rate equivalents at major central banks, expressed in per cent.
Illustrative
Source. Reserve Bank of Australia, US Federal Reserve, Bank of England, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan and Reserve Bank of New Zealand official statements, figures as at May 2026. Educational illustration.
Why It Matters
Why the cash rate matters more than new traders expect
Central bank decisions are among the most closely watched events on the market calendar. That is because one rate decision can influence several markets at once, from currencies and bond yields to share indices, commodities and the cost of holding leveraged positions overnight.
It affects more than currencies
For CFD traders, this matters for two main reasons. First, leverage can magnify both gains and losses when markets are volatile. Around a central bank decision, price can move quickly, spreads can widen and risk controls become especially important.
It can change holding costs
Second, the swap or holding cost on a CFD position is linked to the underlying cash rate. When rates change, the cost of carrying a position overnight may also change. For example, a pair like AUD/JPY can behave differently when the yield gap between Australia and Japan is wide compared with when it is narrow.
Markets can reprice quickly
New traders often underestimate how fast markets can react. A central bank can shift expectations with one sentence in a statement or press conference.
Markets do not wait for the next quarterly review. They often adjust as soon as the message changes.
Vocabulary
The key terms to know
You do not need to memorise every term in this list. These are the ones that come up most often around cash rate decisions.
Cash rate target
The interest rate level set by a central bank to anchor the economy.
Basis points (bps)
1bp = 0.01%. A 25bps move is a 0.25% change in rates.
Repricing
Markets adjusting expectations instantly after new info.
Hawkish vs Dovish: Hawkish leans toward higher rates (supports currency); Dovish leans toward lower rates (weighs on currency).
Yield Differential: The rate gap between two economies that drives capital flows.
Carry trade
Investing in high-yield via low-yield borrowing.
Risk-on/off
Market mood favouring growth vs safe-havens.
Trimmed Mean
Inflation measure that filters out volatile price swings.
Swap or Rollover:
The overnight interest charge/credit for leveraged positions.
Watch for triple swaps on Wednesdays which account for weekend settlement.
Position Sizing
What a 25 bps move may cost you
Basis points can sound abstract until you connect them to position size. Here is a simplified way to show why a small percentage move can matter for a CFD trader. A standard one-lot position in major FX is 100,000 units of the base currency and a 25 bps shift in the underlying cash rate is 0.25% per year.
The point is not the exact cents. It is that small-sounding percentage changes can compound on leveraged positions held for weeks or months.
Position size
Annual exposure to a 25 bps shift
Approximate daily impact
Standard lot, 100,000 units
About 250 units
About 0.68 units
Mini lot, 10,000 units
About 25 units
About 0.07 units
Micro lot, 1,000 units
About 2.50 units
About 0.01 units
Note. Figures are illustrative and shown in the quote currency of the pair. Educational illustration only.
How it works in real market conditions
A central bank decision is rarely just about the rate change itself. The market reaction is shaped by three layers: the decision, the statement, and any press conference or projections.
On 5 May 2026, the RBA raised the cash rate to 4.35%. While the hike was the headline, the statement and subsequent press conference provided the context that allowed markets to reprice bond yields and currency pairs in real time.
AUD/USD often spikes, fades, then trends after a rate decision
Stylised intraday reaction in the first 90 minutes around a hawkish RBA surprise.
Illustrative
Source. Stylised illustration based on typical post-decision price behaviour. Educational purposes only. Liquidity can shift quickly: In the first 5 to 15 minutes after a decision, spreads can widen and fills can slip. High-frequency systems can digest language faster than humans, and mean reversion is common before a clearer trend emerges.
Market Dynamics
How central banks ripple across assets
Cash rate decisions rarely affect one market in isolation. They trigger a domino effect through currencies, yields, and volatility at varying speeds.
This kind of sector dispersion is not just an equities story. The same monetary tightening can produce sharply different outcomes across consumer segments, business sizes and parts of the wider economy, a dynamic sometimes called a K-shaped economy.
Major FX pairs
AUD/USD, EUR/USD, and JPY crosses respond directly to yield differentials.
Short-end yields
The 2-year government bond often acts as a leading indicator for currency moves.
Stock indices
High rates discount future earnings, weighing heavily on growth and tech names.
Gold & safe havens
Bullion reacts to real yields and the USD; hawkish shifts usually pressure gold prices.
Energy markets
Prices feed into inflation expectations, creating a feedback loop for central bank policy.
Market dispersion
When index components move in opposite directions following a rate change.
A tightening cycle can split the ASX 200
Illustrative
Stylised illustration of sector dispersion through a tightening cycle, with index levels rebased to 100.
Source. Stylised illustration based on typical sector behaviour during tightening cycles. Outcomes vary by cycle. Educational purposes only.
The Beginner Trap
What many new traders miss
Markets react to the gap between expectations and reality. A hike that is fully priced in can lead to a falling currency; a hold with hawkish guidance can trigger a rally. The chart is only one part of the story. The setup may look simple, but the risk rarely is.
"Success in these events comes from understanding what is already priced in, and what would change the view if it does not play out that way."
Common mistakes to avoid
• Trading headlines: The initial print is often misleading. Wait for the second wave (statement/press conference).
• Binary leverage: Volatility hits stops harder. Scale risk down into known event risks.
• Chasing moves: Entering late usually means buying exhaustion. Wait for clear retracements.
• Narrative vs. trade: A clear story doesn't guarantee a setup. Ask: "What is already in the price?"
• Indicator myopia: No single signal captures global flows. Watch yields and cross-asset confirmation.
• No Invalidation: Without a clear "I am wrong" level, traders hold losing positions far too long.
Next Strategic Step
Master the volatility cycle
Understanding how the cash rate moves the market is only half the battle. Learn how to read the "Fear Gauge" to identify when volatility creates high-probability entry points.