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Lenovo ThinkCentre 7244 Video Card
Dedicated video cards are pretty much required for high-end games on the desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. There are really only two kinds of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are not as good as dedicated graphic cards, in general. Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a dedicated video card to be installed. Both an integrated and dedicated video card processes the input and renders images to the monitor where you can see the results.
What red flags are there that my display adapter is in need of a replacement?
- Your display displays vertical or striped lines
- The desktop crashes when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The display does not come on as you attempt to boot up
- The driver has problems installing properly
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