Video Graphics Card

Posted on April 15, 2007 Filed Under Hardware 81 Comments

Video CardThe video graphics controller card provides an interface between the monitor and the computer. Usually a computer comes with a graphics card that is integrated into the motherboard and many of the older cards had no on board memory and therefore relied on the computer processor to manage all video graphics. With an ever-increasing demand to run high-intensity graphic enriched software, video cards have advanced to meet the needs! Modern graphics cards now have their own on board (CPU) processor called a graphics accelerator and newer cards also have their own on board memory chips to store information. This speeds up the retrieve time for frames and backgrounds. Because, the video card has its own RAM and does not have to get images from the hard drive or system RAM.

Modern day video graphics cards

The modern video cards provide enhanced support for 3-D graphic acceleration, color space conversion, dual porting, MGEG decoding, EPA Green PC Support, interpolated scaling, digital output for flat panel monitors and application support for powerful graphics software like InDesign, Quark and Auto-CAD.

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81 Responses to “Video Graphics Card”

  1. mobile phone theme on June 22nd, 2008 9:23 pm

    emm.. great post!

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  2. Cooking Games on September 24th, 2008 9:54 pm

    Modern cards are power hungry monsters and are hot- literally!

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    cara memperbesar payudara reply on November 15th, 2009 8:39 pm:

    I just buy video graphics card, the sound and the quality of the picture are really great. Good development for video graphics card technology.

    Dara

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  3. Ariyes on January 12th, 2009 4:13 am

    Very often, computer users get annoid of not being able to install high end games on their PCs even after using the most updated configurations. Its all ecause of Graphic cards. This post definitely gonna help users to know more about these video cards and accordingly make their selection.

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  4. Bangladesh Hosting on January 25th, 2009 12:25 am

    Nice to know abt the modern day video graphic cards and its features.it shows how quickly everthing new is invented and also the greatness of human brain to develop such things.In the coming days we can see lot of new inventions.thanks for sharing it.

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  5. Seo Service on January 31st, 2009 11:49 am

    There is a misunderstanding that video cards is that they are most used for video games. Video cards instead have a much higher range of capability.Video graphic cards is a hardware component which is functioned to display images after generating it.i came to know some more things after gone through the blog which i never knew.

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  6. Resell Rights on January 31st, 2009 9:47 pm

    A video card or graphic card is something similiar to a processor, which is designed to control the screen images or graphics on your personal computer.
    The job of graphic cards is complex but is easy to understand its components and principles of it.

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  7. Ebook Store on February 1st, 2009 5:46 am

    There are high end graphic cards which comes with seperate processor with thier own memory to deliver maximum video performance and NVIDIA is one of them.

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  8. China Calling Cards on February 7th, 2009 6:51 am

    Wow, that’s really really cool. nice to see newer and much more powerful graphics cards coming out. And as the previous comment I also agree that NVIDIA is the best.

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  9. Hosted VoIP on February 13th, 2009 11:01 pm

    Thank you for the info. i’m looking forward to the additional valueable information here.Nice to know abt the modern day video graphic cards and its features thank you

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  10. nintendo wii fit in stock on February 17th, 2009 3:44 am

    The graphics card decides how to use the pixels on the screen to create the image. It then sends that information to the monitor through a cable.

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  11. bankruptcy attorney on February 17th, 2009 9:44 pm

    hi thanks for sharing.keep sharing

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  12. otimização de sites seo on February 20th, 2009 10:18 am

    Nice post!
    “The modern video cards provide enhanced support for 3-D graphic acceleration”. It´s good to know that!

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  14. Shaw on February 21st, 2009 1:54 am

    I believe Today’s complex games simply will not perform to their maximum potential if your computer is equipped with an outdated video card.

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  15. Sharon on February 22nd, 2009 1:46 am

    The graphics card accomplishes this task using four main components such as —
    A motherboard connection for data and power.
    A processor to decide what to do with each pixel on the screen.
    Memory to hold information about each pixel and to temporarily store completed pictures.
    A monitor connection so you can see the final result .

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  16. Lyndsey on February 23rd, 2009 4:58 am

    Some video cards offer added functions, such as video capture, TV tuner adapter, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 decoding, Fire Wire, light pen, TV output, or the ability to connect multiple monitors.

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    Ryder reply on February 23rd, 2009 5:35 am:

    Hi Lyndsey,

    Thanks for your comments.. I really appreciate the input.

    Yes, I just picked up a new GeForce video card a few months back with the extra out ports and did the dual monitor setup. I really like having the two screens and have noticed also my productivity level has increased having the dual screens as well.

    Thanks again, I hope you stop by again sometime and have fun blogging!

    Ryder :-)

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  17. Web marketing company on February 24th, 2009 3:00 am

    I believe Today’s complex games simply will not perform to their maximum potential if your computer is equipped with an outdated video card

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  18. fake id's on March 4th, 2009 12:40 am

    If one love graphics-intensive games or videos, a high quality video card is a must for your PC system.

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  19. Used Tires on March 4th, 2009 1:11 am

    I have a Geforce 7600GT! :) I love that graphics card!

    Till then,

    Jean

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  20. John on March 6th, 2009 7:29 am

    I have 2 dual, sli graphics cards LOL!

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  21. mineralissima on March 9th, 2009 9:22 am

    Your constant cooperation and help are appreciated

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  22. mineralissima on March 9th, 2009 10:08 am

    Is still confusing words which look alike

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  23. Essay Topics on March 11th, 2009 1:59 pm

    One of my friend, who is a graph designer, is very picky about computer graphic cards.He once spent about $600 on a single graphic card, more than my whole computer.

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  24. Buy Company on March 24th, 2009 4:30 pm

    I believe Today’s complex games simply will not perform to their maximum potential if your computer is equipped with an outdated video card

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  25. sugitha on April 13th, 2009 1:37 am

    Intel discussing the design of Larrabee, it expecting to release late this year or early next year. After the release Intel is expecting to join as a big competitor with Nividia and AMD.

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  26. Seguros Baratos on April 14th, 2009 5:57 am

    Cool! I still remember the old days when we had to put the computers together ourselves! Now I only have a notebook!

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  27. pharmaceutical recruitment on April 24th, 2009 5:58 am

    It’s always best to have a dedicated card. Also make sure that it isn’t sharing system memory…

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  28. Outdoor on May 20th, 2009 1:11 am

    The images you see on your monitor are made of tiny dots called pixels. At most common resolution settings, a screen displays over a million pixels, and the computer has to decide what to do with every one in order to create an image.

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  29. Music Production on May 27th, 2009 11:48 pm

    I lost my good PC and now have to work with a very bad Packard Bell with a substandard graphic card.

    Now I do some design work. So can you imagine the hell? 3D stuff is out of the question, the computer crashes.

    And music production also is out. The sound card fails. Luckily I am just a web designer not a music producer. The website I add is my latest work (done with a substandard graphics card!!!) grrrrrr !!!

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  30. pharmaceutical consulting on May 28th, 2009 10:12 am

    nice post, now I want to get one of the modern video cards that have their own memory…sounds awesome

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  31. venda aeronaves on May 29th, 2009 9:03 am

    Very interesting post CPU Graphics. Is it programmable like GPUs?

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  32. black-cartridge on June 8th, 2009 5:57 am

    yes,very intresting post about cpu graphics .i want to buy a new graphics card.

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  33. Ask A Doctor on June 19th, 2009 1:40 pm

    Good to know about video graphics card.i usually use it for playing games. :smile:

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  34. alex on June 27th, 2009 3:05 pm

    This is a great blog on graphics cards. I remember the last time I had to put a new card in my pc and it was a fun time. I had to replace the power supply because I got a big card to do some on line gaming and that was only the start.

    Now I am building a new pc and I want to get a great graphics card. I don’t know what to get. Does anyone on this blog have any idea? I want to get a high end one. What is an SLI card is that some thing new?

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  35. Asian Antiques on July 9th, 2009 3:49 pm

    I posted on the motherboard blog about how i regret having a PCI slot instead of the PCI-E

    My computer is great in every way, except the video card which I would upgrade if I could find a PCI video card these days!

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  36. nintendo on July 16th, 2009 7:22 am

    Nice to know abt the modern day video graphic cards and its features thank you.
    I will definately upgrade it with my old one..

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  37. bims on July 17th, 2009 6:38 am

    nice post, now I want to get one of the modern video cards that have their own memory…sounds awesome.
    good post.

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  38. nintendo on July 18th, 2009 6:58 am

    Hi Ryder…
    By reading your article i get idea about what is Video Graphics Card ? Earlier i have not any idea about that so thanks for it.

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  39. newsarchives on July 27th, 2009 8:24 am

    The graphics card decides how to use the pixels on the screen to create the image. It then sends that information to the monitor through a cable.

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  40. James @ PC Performance Tips on August 1st, 2009 6:33 am

    I think it’s gone a bit over the top with them over the years. You spend a fortune on a state-of-the-art graphics card to play today modern games. Then only to find that it’s obsolete in a year’s time.

    I always to to squeeze as much as possible from everyone I buy just so I get my money’s worth out of them.

    James

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    In many businesses today, graphics play an increasingly important role. TV, movie, and video game production companies are obvious examples of businesses which require high quality graphic cards to support their needs.

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  43. Buy PSP Go on August 18th, 2009 9:47 am

    My laptop always gets overheated – it doesn’t effect performance too much but it gets a little annoying.

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  44. Jerry @ vintage wedding dress on August 29th, 2009 12:26 am

    Hi ! I Think Graphic card is very useful for laptops
    and desktop. It helps us for gaming. I think Graphic card is playing very important role in laptops and desktops. Without graphic card I think laptops and desktop are nothing. Thanks for sharing these nice article.

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  45. property-for-sale-in-javea on September 6th, 2009 4:28 am

    Graphics accelerator really speeds up the frames that’s why real looking graphics comes into your view….Great post anyways!

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    Nice blog, I will be more frequently visiting you. So I look forward to hear again from you. I would really love to receive good information.

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  47. Emmy on September 13th, 2009 8:06 pm

    Yes, I just picked up a new GeForce video card a few months back with the extra out ports and did the dual monitor setup. I really like having the two screens and have noticed also my productivity level has increased having the dual screens as well.

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  48. Medical Job Australia on September 21st, 2009 5:16 am

    Graphics cards have really increased in memory as speed by now :lol: , and I am sure they will be much fast in future. :shock:

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  49. lynnscott on September 21st, 2009 5:20 am

    Very Good..I don’t have one yet..I have a few clients..they all want to spend less..can I use this on a web page..our market in S Africa market is smaller than overseas..Thanks..Ryder

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  51. What Graphic Card on October 11th, 2009 6:50 am

    Graphics cards are not just for games. Everything on your computer screen is generated by the graphic card. So if you want to watch High Definition TV or Blueray movies a high end card can be of real benefit. If you use image manipulation software like Photoshop a good grahics card will process data faster. Provided that your processor and memory are also adequate.

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  52. Painted Desert real estate on October 18th, 2009 12:21 pm

    I remember, the last graphics card I had was nVIDIA’s RIVA TNT, it was 32mb and due to over-heating, the heatsink came off the card, not sure why but since then I’ve been stuck with Intel’s built-in AGP.

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  53. Carz on October 26th, 2009 9:26 am

    Damn! I wish I could use this video card for the built in pcs of cars. This could be amazing there.

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    When ever you install the new OS in your system the VGA card is the essential property that should be kept into the consideration as because the it enhance the picture quality as well as the font visibility which suite the eye.

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    speaking of video cards, i’m really frustrated with mine. i wish i had those state-of-the-art video cards that just makes gaming and video editing a blast! :shock:

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    Hi…!!
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  58. karim elkady on December 23rd, 2009 10:03 pm

    thanks for this information i want to buy one near
    my computer is very bad :roll: Video Graphics Card
    it is verey butiful

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    speaking of video cards, i’m really frustrated with mine. i wish i had those state-of-the-art video cards that just makes gaming and video editing a blast

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    I just buy video graphics card, the sound and the quality of the picture are really great. Good development for video graphics card technology.

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  65. Dest on March 23rd, 2010 2:44 am

    I have Nvidia 7600GS for AGP. Rare one, hah? And what do you have?
    However, I think about updating my compture, so I wonder what graphic card I will need in order to handle ALL the contemporary video games (shooters).

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  66. Resimleri on March 25th, 2010 2:53 am

    I have a laptop and I don’t play games, I need dekstop computer with perfect video card. but I need money

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    Does the video card really make that much of a difference? I have just eh basic card that came with my system.

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    I really don’t play video games so do I need to upgrade that mush? Don’t really want to unless I have to.

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  75. rasika on June 26th, 2010 8:30 am

    Yes…now high performance video cards are available in the market than those days ..present software’s & games need big memory

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  76. seo videos on July 8th, 2010 1:40 am

    A video card, video adapter, graphics-accelerator card, display adapter or graphics card is an expansion card whose function is to generate and output :roll: :roll: :roll:

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  77. Jezabel on July 12th, 2010 2:01 am

    Hello, i have a Mac and i was wondering if this card would coincide with mac, I’m experiencing sluggish graphic rendering….. :?:

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    A video card, video adapter, graphics-accelerator card, display adapter or graphics card is an expansion card whose function is to generate and output

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