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Apple Power Macintosh 8500-150 Video Card
All video cards computes and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than a separate video card, generally speaking. A dedicated graphics card is usually necessary for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Most newer computers will have at least one PCIe slot open for a video card to be installed.
Main clues the video graphics card should be replaced
- Your display produces bits and pieces of the desktop
- The computer reboots when starting a graphic intensive program
- Nothing seems to show up when booting up
- The video card driver does not seem to install like it should
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