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Apple Macintosh Performa 640 Video Card
Dedicated video cards are required for high-end games on the desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. Integrated video cards will never be better than dedicated graphic cards, in general. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. Most newer computers will have at least one spot available for a video card to be installed. A graphics card processes graphics and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you.
Major signs of a declining video graphics card
- Your display produces vertical or striped lines
- The PC freezes when starting a game
- The screen does not always show up as you boot the PC
- A driver for the video card has problems installing fully
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