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Apple MD387LL-A Video Card
At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. Integrated display adapters are almost never as good as a dedicated video card, generally speaking. A dedicated graphics card is pretty much required for high-end games on the desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Both an integrated and dedicated video card computes and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Most newer computers should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a dedicated video card to be installed on the motherboard.
What are the clues to watch out for to know my Apple video card is on its last leg?
- Your display shows lines
- The computer crashes when beginning a game
- The screen does not always turn on as you boot the PC
- The driver fails to install like it should
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