Asus CM1745 Video Card

A dedicated graphics card is required for high-end games on the desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. There are really only two kinds of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Both an integrated and dedicated video card processes the input and renders images to the monitor where you can see the results. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one spot available for a dedicated video card to be installed on the motherboard. Integrated video cards are not as good as a dedicated video card, generally speaking.