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Lenovo ThinkCentre 9953 Video Card
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. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are not as good as a separate video card, in general. A graphics card computes and sends the rendered images to a 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. At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. A dedicated graphics card is necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry.
What red flags are there that my desktop video card has to be replaced?
- Your display shows colors that are all wrong
- The desktop restarts when beginning a game
- The screen does not always come on as you boot the PC
- The driver has issues installing fully
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