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Lenovo ThinkCentre 5043 Video Card
There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. Currently, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. Integrated video cards will never be better than a dedicated video card, generally speaking. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one spot available for a dedicated video card to be installed on the motherboard. All video cards processes graphics and renders images to the monitor where you can see the results. A dedicated graphics card is typically a required piece of hardware for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry.
What symptoms are present when the display adapter is on its last leg?
- Your display shows bits and pieces of the desktop
- The computer freezes when beginning a game
- The display does not turn on when starting up
- The video card driver cannot install all the way
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