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Lenovo ThinkCentre 9356 Video Card
Integrated display adapters are almost never as good as a separate video card, generally speaking. A graphics card processes the input and renders images to the monitor where you can see the results. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a video card to be added to the system. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. A dedicated graphics card is usually necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place.
Key clues of a weakening desktop video card
- The graphics on your screen shows nothing
- The desktop crashes when starting a graphic intensive program
- Nothing seems to turn on when booting up
- A driver for the video card has issues installing fully
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