Video card meaning (what is it, concept and definition)

What is Video Card:

A video card is an electronic device in charge of sending the image or text quality signal to the monitor, television or projector.

The video card regulates and determines the graphic effects of a computer. Its main electronic components are:

• Ports for output devices: These are the slots designed to connect a device that projects an image using a cable. For example there are: the standard ports or VGA which is where a monitor is connected, the DVI ports to connect flat digital monitors, the HDMI ports connect high quality multimedia interfaces and ports for televisions. Memory: stores the data that must be processed graphically. The more memory a card has, the better the image will be. The memory of a video card can reach 8GB. GPU ( Graphics Processing Unit ): is the data processing chip similar to the CPU of a computer. Saves the central processor of the computer time and space.

See also:

• Input and output devices.CPU.

Laptops generally have the video card built into the motherboard or motherboard so it cannot be changed or upgraded.

The video card goes by various names like: graphics card, graphics accelerator, video accelerator, video adapter, and video controller.

Video card types

There are several types of video card according to brand, memory, processor or GPU and ports included.

The brands of the cards are the companies that are in charge of assembling the card. The brand will determine the quality of the hardware and design. Among the best known brands of video cards we can find: Asus, Acer, MSI, Gigabyte, Evga, Sapphire.

The memory of video cards are specified after the model name. Today, cards of up to 8GB are available in the market used for those who need a high graphic capacity, for example, for 3D or HD movies, video games, graphic designs or video editing.

The GPU (Graphics processing unit) is the chip that processes the data and determines the speed. The companies that manufacture the chip generally have commercial agreements with the major assembly brands mentioned above. The two big GPU brands are: Nvidia and ATI-AMD.

The ports that are included in the video card will determine the devices with which the computer can connect to display image or multimedia. For flat digital monitors DVI ports are used and for high resolution screens the most used port is HDMI.

See also HDMI.