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Lenovo ThinkCentre M52 Video Card
A dedicated graphics card is necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. There are really only two kinds 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. Integrated display adapters are not as good as dedicated graphic cards, in general. A video card processes the input and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a dedicated video card to be added to the system. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second.
How do you know when your display adapter is in need of replacing?
- Your display displays colors that are all wrong
- The PC crashes when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The screen does not always show up as you boot the PC
- A driver for the video card has problems installing fully
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