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Lenovo ThinkCentre 9481 Video Card
A dedicated graphics card is typically a required piece of hardware for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. All video cards processes the input and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second. Almost all newer desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a dedicated video card to be added to the system. Integrated display adapters will never be better than a dedicated video card, in general.
Subtle cues of a poorly working desktop video card
- The graphics on your screen shows colors that are all wrong
- The computer freezes when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- Nothing seems to come on when starting the computer
- The driver has issues installing correctly
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