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Lenovo ThinkCentre 5106 Video Card
A dedicated graphics card is required for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. A video card processes graphics and renders images to the monitor where it is displayed for you. Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. 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. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one spot available for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second.
How do you know if your video graphics card has gone bad?
- Your display depicts weird colors or images
- The computer reboots when starting a graphic intensive program
- The screen does not always show up as you attempt to boot up
- A driver for the video card does not seem to install all the way
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