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Lenovo ThinkCentre 4156 Video Card
There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. A video card processes graphics and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. Dedicated video cards are usually necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a video card to be installed. Integrated display adapters are not as good as a dedicated video card, in general.
Simple signals your display card is in dire straights
- The graphics on your screen shows fragmented images
- The desktop reboots when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The display does not show up as you boot the PC
- The video card driver has issues installing properly
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