I can’t think of a better example of the inelegent cleverness of PCs than Thunderbolt/USB-C display support. Using Thunderbolt to connect displays seems relatively common on modern PC laptops, but the main way to accomplish it on PC desktops seems to involve connecting the graphics card to either the motherboard or an expansion card using an external DisplayPort cable.
https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-ThunderboltEX-Thunderbolt-bi-Directional-DisplayPort/dp/B08ZS3D6JY/