Graphics cards, aka GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) are critical to game performance and we cover them extensively. But we don’t often dive into what makes a GPU tick and how the cards function. By necessity, this will be a high-level overview of GPU functionality and cover information ...
Modern video cards plug into a PCIe x16 expansion slot. Small form-factor computers with integrated graphics, such as laptops and mini desktops, may not come with such a slot. Graphics cards can still be connected, however, using a costly workaround device called an external GPU. The Evolutio...
How Graphics Cards Work When you start a video or gaming application, your computer’s primary chip, the central processing unit (CPU), sends image information to the graphics card in the form of binary data. The graphics card then converts that information into tiny squares of color called ...
Learn how to check if your Graphics Card is working properly or not, and has problems and is dying. It will show you some signs or symptoms.
There are two big names when it comes to graphics cards: AMD and Nvidia. These two GPU powerhouses have dominated the market for decades, and although CPU giant Intel is stepping into the arena with itsArc Alchemist graphics cards, the names ringing out are AMD and Nvidia. Now, technically...
Several manufacturers are developing and releasing systems to take advantage of this feature: NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface (SLI): With an SLI-certified motherboard, two SLI graphics cards and an SLI connector, a user can put two video cards into the same system. The cards work together by ...
It’s highly likely that your new GPU will be a different size from your current one. Some high-end graphics cards are approximately as large as a medium-sized cat, so it’s possible that your existing case won’t be able to accommodate it. ...
The PCI bus just couldn't handle all the information passing between the main processor and the graphics processor. As a result, Intel developed the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). AGP is a bus dedicated completely to graphics cards. The bandwidth across the AGP bus isn't shared with any ...
4K resolution represents the pinnacle of gaming visual quality, demanding the most powerful graphics cards available to maintain smooth frame rates with maximum visual settings. NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super: The ultimate gaming card for 4K performance: ...
Let's look at a way few ways you can use integrated graphics instead of a dedicated GPU for your day-to-day workloads.