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Dell Inspiron 3646 Video Card
A video card processes the input and renders images to the monitor where you can see the results. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are not as good as a separate video card, generally speaking. A dedicated graphics card is required for high-end games on the desktop like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. Most newer computers will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard. Today, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second.
Major clues your display card will have to be replaced
- The monitor shows fragmented images
- Your Dell crashes when starting a game
- The display does not turn on when starting the computer
- A driver for the video card has issues installing correctly
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