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Apple iMac DV Video Card
A dedicated graphics card is required for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. There are really only two kinds of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard. All video cards processes the input and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. Today, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Integrated display adapters are almost never as good as a dedicated video card, generally speaking.
Major clues of a worsening display adapter
- The monitor depicts weird colors or images
- The computer reboots when starting a graphic intensive program
- The display does not come on as you boot the PC
- A driver for the video card has problems installing all the way
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