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Apple Power Macintosh 5400-180 Video Card
Today, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. Dedicated video cards are required for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. A graphics card processes graphics and renders images to the monitor where it is displayed for you. Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a dedicated video card to be installed. Integrated display adapters are almost never as good as dedicated graphic cards, in general.
What to see if the Apple video card has to be replaced?
- The monitor depicts weird colors or images
- The computer reboots when starting a game
- The display does not turn on when booting up
- A driver for the video card fails to install all the way
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