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Lenovo ThinkServer TD340 Video Card
Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than a separate video card, in general. All video cards computes and renders images to the monitor where you can see the results. Most newer computers will have at least one PCIe slot open for a video card to be installed. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. A dedicated graphics card is required for high-end games on the desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry.
Indications your desktop graphics card should be replaced
- Your display depicts stretched or elongated pictures
- The PC restarts when starting a graphic intensive program
- The screen does not always turn on as you boot the PC
- The video card driver has problems installing fully
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