GPU of the Video Card
The video card (also called graphics card or display adapter) is a bridge between motherboard and monitor; its main function is to take order with command and data offered by CPU, and then change them into words or images which can be accepted by display. You'll despair of slack screen switching and motions distorted etc, if there is no display adapter or the card is a low-end product. If you have got a good motherboard with onboard graphics card which work great so far, but does not perform well with games. It means you do have a best video card.
With the development of technology, currently most RAMDAC is integrated onto the GPU chip. The two most significant parts of a graphics card are GPU and video memory.
GPU (Graphic Processing Unit) is the core of the card. It plays an irreplaceable role when you play 3D games. TNT2 of nVIDIA Company, GeForce2, GeForce MX and GeForce4, can efficiently handle, construct and render video information sent by system. The properties of GPU decide the properties of a display adapter. Different GPU has different inner structure, different nature as well as different price. A good video card is relatively more expensive.
Presently, video memory includes SGRAM, SDRAM and DDR. Though GPU is very significant, the importance of video memory cannot be ignored; the size and quality of video memory also can greatly affects the properties of a display adapter. And video memory is the main parameter to describe the capability of a display adapter. For example, in 3D games, 128MB is ok for many players. If your requirement is higher, you can configure a 256MB or 512MB video card.
So if your graphics cards are excellent on the two parts, you can enjoy a great game play.
Do you need to update video drivers on your computer, if you are using a good onboard graphics card which work great so far? You still can upgrade the graphics card performance by updating the drivers.
With the development of technology, currently most RAMDAC is integrated onto the GPU chip. The two most significant parts of a graphics card are GPU and video memory.
GPU (Graphic Processing Unit) is the core of the card. It plays an irreplaceable role when you play 3D games. TNT2 of nVIDIA Company, GeForce2, GeForce MX and GeForce4, can efficiently handle, construct and render video information sent by system. The properties of GPU decide the properties of a display adapter. Different GPU has different inner structure, different nature as well as different price. A good video card is relatively more expensive.
Presently, video memory includes SGRAM, SDRAM and DDR. Though GPU is very significant, the importance of video memory cannot be ignored; the size and quality of video memory also can greatly affects the properties of a display adapter. And video memory is the main parameter to describe the capability of a display adapter. For example, in 3D games, 128MB is ok for many players. If your requirement is higher, you can configure a 256MB or 512MB video card.
So if your graphics cards are excellent on the two parts, you can enjoy a great game play.
Do you need to update video drivers on your computer, if you are using a good onboard graphics card which work great so far? You still can upgrade the graphics card performance by updating the drivers.
