Video Cards - Effect?

Question

What kind if effect do video cards have? Is it sorta like RAM that gives a feeling of system running faster and stuff? I dont quite understand...

Answer 1

Video cards have a lot of effect on what you see. They help with all the graphical stuff. Especially they are helpful for gamers and web designers and graphic designers and people who use 3D rendering programs

For example if you have a slow graphics card i.e. 64mb graphics card and you want to play a game it will run a lot slower because it does not have enough memory. Though if you have a 320mb graphics card your game runs a lot smoother and faster, and you can have higher detail in the game.

Graphics cards also let you see better and clearer pictures and videos on your pc. And help them run faster. Though higher end graphics cards are usually for gamers and people who use 3D programs if you are not really that person. Then the best way to speed up your computer basically is add more ram to your pc

Answer 2

First of all, you have to understand the concept of "frames per second". Just like in a movie, it's made up of many static pictures, when you display this picture at a fast rate (say, 30 frames per second), it appears to be moving

That's basically what the video card does. It draws the "frame" that is being display at your monitor's screen. The more frames it can draw in a second, the more smooth it is your display will be.

Now displaying normal stuff like your desktop, this web browser is easy. When it comes to gaming, drawing the screen of a 3d games takes millions of times more calculation then displaying your desktop.

Your video card has to be fast enough to generage as many "frames" as it can, the more it can, the more smooth the things that you'll see on your screen during a 3D game.

The video card needs to do alot of things when drawing the "frames" of your 3D game. It has to calculate the shapes of object, the texture, calculate the effect of light and shadows, just to name a few. Then it has to map the 3D world into a 2D picture to be display on your screen. All this processes takes lots of calculations, or instructions. That's why you need a fast video card, which means it can process these instruction faster, and draw more "frames"

Answer 3

Its like the Processor and the RAM of your screen, and bigger monitors, High-Definition Videos, and the latest PC Games sometimes require better Video Cards .

Answer 4

In a nutshell, video cards are in charge of displaying the images on your monitor's screen.

If you are a gamer/entertainment enthusiast, video cards are important (brand, model) because it can affect your games and anything related to video (watching High-def content, and video encoding.)

I'm guessing you are a typical home/office user. You shouldn't worry about what kind of video card you have because you don't use your computer for pretty complex stuff.

Answer 5

Computer speed is one thing but when people play games on computers, what speeds the game up and improves appearance is the type of video card and how much "on board" memory is available.

This memory "draws" screens faster the more you have and makes game playing more enjoyable.

Answer 6

they effect how well and how fluidly they are displayed they are mostly used by gamers who need good cards to play games effectivly

Answer 7

the better the card the better the pics and vids and games. smoother, faster, just plain better..