Modern units like the QNAP TS-464 and TS-216G now include a built-in or a powerful integrated GPU (iGPU) .
SSD caching ensures frequently accessed files—like your photo library thumbnails or active project folders—open instantly at SSD speeds, while the "cold" data sits on the cheaper, slower hard drives. 3. Networking: The 2.5GbE/10GbE Baseline
You use high-capacity HDDs (now reaching 24TB–32TB per disk) for bulk storage and M.2 NVMe SSDs for system files and caching.