Onboard graphics card: What is it?
Whether Mac or Windows, Desktop or Laptop, each Computer has an Onboard graphics card. This is an often very minimalist equipped graphics card.
- Since the Onboard graphics card performance is in General rather weak, many of the current Computer is also a second, more powerful graphics card. This, however, is not directly integrated in the PC, but is installed as additional Hardware in the Computer and a driver installed. The small Onboard video card is already "on Board" of your computer, and thus fixed on the Mainboard has been mounted (see the picture).
- No longer does your main graphics card, or an error occurs with the driver, you would normally see nothing more on your Computer. In this case, the Onboard is required-video card and a jump directly.
- In order to save battery in a Notebook, many manufacturers use a specific driver that automatically switches between the two graphics cards. For simple Office and Internet applications the Notebook, using the Onboard card, which makes a longer battery life noticeable. In the case of graphics-intensive Games or Videos, the driver will automatically switch to the stronger graphics card.
- You open your Computer and look for the Onboard video card, you will not at first view find. In contrast to a proper graphics card, it is only a small built-in graphics processor in the Chip Form. A proper video card is much larger.
The Onboard graphics card is firmly mounted on the motherboard
In the next practical tip we will show you how to use your Onboard graphics card disable. The best graphics cards in the Overview we have for you in our best of list.
