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Lenovo ThinkCentre 9286 Video Card
Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a dedicated video card to be installed on the motherboard. Integrated video cards are almost never as good as dedicated graphic cards, in general. There are two types of video 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 computes and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results. A dedicated graphics card is usually necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry.
Some clues of a poorly performing graphics card
- The monitor shows lines
- The computer restarts when starting a graphic intensive program
- Nothing seems to show up when starting up
- A driver for the video card fails to install fully
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