Progress in the field of computer technology is developing so rapidly that many things that seemed fiction just yesterday are now becoming a reality. For example, it is unlikely that a decade ago anyone could seriously think that the integrated video card will become the same obligatory attribute of a modern computer as the sound codecs AC97 and Audio HD that came to replace it.
Perhaps every computer owner knows what a video card looks like. This is a relatively small board (although there are exceptions) with two rows of sliding contacts with which it connects to the connector on the motherboard. Such varieties are called discrete. But the integrated video card is a completely different design solution. If an inquisitive user wants to find such a video card on the motherboard, then he may not succeed right away.
Compared to discrete models, the advantages are obvious:
- reduced power consumption;
- fewer noisy fans;
- 100% compatibility with the central processor ;
- savings on the purchase of another card.
By the way, the absence of a PCI-E 16 slot almost certainly indicates the presence of an integrated solution. The only drawback is that in some cases the performance of such a solution may not be enough. Still, on a separate device, you can place more computing units than on a single chip with processor cores. If the user is not keen on modern computer games, then the built-in card is the best choice. Sometimes a littleYou can improve performance by simply installing new drivers on the integrated video card. They need to be downloaded from manufacturers' websites - NVidia, Intel or AMD (the most popular). Alternative solution: we go to the website of the motherboard manufacturer and look for the appropriate driver for our motherboard. However, this does not guarantee the latest version.- , ( ). , . , , , . ( DEL ), Integrated Onboard Video Disable (, ).