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| 412667 | 2005-12-14 19:39:00 | Silly question for you gurus. Is there a difference between a video card and a graphics card,if so what is the diff? Someone is telling me they are synonymous. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 412668 | 2005-12-14 19:47:00 | There is only a few types, they fit in different slots on the mother board. PCI = Old computer AGP = common over the last few years and slowly beeing phased out PCI-E = the next generation Then there is the engine difference some use a Nvidia, others use ATI. They come in different engine sizes and prices to match the performance. |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 412669 | 2005-12-14 19:57:00 | There are only a few types, they fit in different slots on the mother board. PCI = Old computer AGP = common over the last few years and slowly being phased out PCI-E = the next generation Then there is the engine difference some use a Nvidia, others use ATI. They come in different engine sizes and prices to match the performance. Sorry Rob,but does that say there is a difference? |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 412670 | 2005-12-14 20:10:00 | Silly question for you gurus. Is there a difference between a video card and a graphics card,if so what is the diff? Someone is telling me they are synonymous. Video card, Graphics card, VGA card - it all means the card that is used for your display. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 412671 | 2005-12-14 20:42:00 | There is only a few types, they fit in different slots on the mother board. PCI = Old computer AGP = common over the last few years and slowly beeing phased out PCI-E = the next generation Then there is the engine difference some use a Nvidia, others use ATI. They come in different engine sizes and prices to match the performance. Rob, you opened this up and got me wondering if there's a "small" description of the differences and values for having either the PCI v AGP......I am especially interested in the NVIDIA GForce MX440 w/AGPEX and just what is NVIDIA anyway? This is outta my ballpark (An American baseball term that might also apply to where NZ'rs play that game where they kick a black and white ball around for a while). Can you or anyone else make some general comments on the differences...and not necessarily in gamer's terms..OK? I know this is very simple stuff but I missed all the upgrades for the time after I quit using my old C>64. Where do I stand with the card I am now using? |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 412672 | 2005-12-14 20:45:00 | Video card, Graphics card, VGA card - it all means the card that is used for your display. Indeed,and is there a difference between them.? Are they one and the same? |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 412673 | 2005-12-14 20:51:00 | Yep, all means the same thing. Just different names is all. One person calls it a graphics card another calls it a display card but it is the same thing. | Tukapa (62) | ||
| 412674 | 2005-12-14 20:58:00 | I like to throw a spanner in the works and call it a 3D accelerator..... | Metla (12) | ||
| 412675 | 2005-12-14 21:06:00 | Also some cards have additional video processing features, like video in, tv in etc. i.e. the ATI All-in-Wonder series of cards. You can also get dedicated video capture cards. Just to confuse the mix. |
KiwiTT_NZ (233) | ||
| 412676 | 2005-12-14 21:16:00 | I might change to nvidia graphics as most games comes with recommendations to use nvidia (...the way it is meant to be played) As I got an nforce chipset...I'm using ati graphics... |
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