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Apple Power Macintosh 7100-80AV Video Card
At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a video card to be installed on the motherboard. A graphics card computes and renders images to the monitor where it is displayed for you. Integrated display adapters will never be better than dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. A dedicated graphics card is required for high-end games on the desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. There are two types of graphic 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.
Symptoms of a deteriorating graphics card
- The monitor displays bits and pieces of the desktop
- The PC crashes when starting a game
- The display does not show up as you attempt to boot up
- The driver has issues installing all the way
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