GoKawiilDedicated PC sound cards become niche as motherboard audio and USB improve
Modern Windows, Mac and Linux PCs now handle audio processing through integrated motherboard chips, commonly Realtek components, rather than separate sound cards. High-quality lossless audio, including 24-bit/192kHz Dolby Atmos streams, can be transmitted over USB 3.x, DisplayPort, Wi-Fi or HDMI without the bandwidth constraints that once necessitated dedicated hardware.