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Sony VGC-RA810G Video Card
Integrated, or onboard, graphics are almost never as good as a separate video card, generally speaking. A graphics card computes and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one spot available for a dedicated video card to be installed. A dedicated graphics card is typically a required piece of hardware for high-end games on the desktop like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second.
Signals the video card is dying
- The monitor depicts weird colors or images
- Your Sony reboots when starting a graphic intensive program
- The display does not show up as you boot the PC
- The driver cannot install fully
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