Often laptops have two graphics cards for performance and power consumption management. In this configuration, one of the graphics cards is used for light applications and thus conserves power, whereas the second is used when heavier applications are being run. The graphics card intended for low-key tasks, like word processing, and for battery conservation is …
The integrated graphics on your CPU powers the video output ports on your motherboard. If your CPU lacks an iGPU, the motherboard video output ports will not work. PC builds that focus more on essential day-to-day work, office work, or simple editing work often do not feature a dedicated graphics card. These simple builds require …
The short and simple answer to the question, “Do all CPUs have integrated graphics cards?” is a NO. Intel and AMD have CPU series that do not feature an integrated graphics card. The best way to know this is through the CPU models’ suffixes. With Intel, CPUs with the “F” suffix DO NOT feature integrated …
If you have to ask this question, then know that you are thoroughly confused between the two. Hence, the simple answer to “can you replace an integrated graphics card?” is a simple no. Integrated Graphics Cards, aka iGPUs, cannot be replaced due to their nature of what they are. As the name suggests, Integrated Graphics …
So you have just purchased a new monitor for your shiny new PC, but finding video output ports on both the motherboard and the graphics card has confused you. Should you connect the monitor to GPU or motherboard? The simple answer to the query is that you must connect your monitor to the GPU (dedicated). …
NVIDIA RTX 30 series and the NVIDIA RTX 40 series graphics cards are rare devices that utilize the PCIe 4.0 protocol. Not many devices currently use the newer 4.0 standard, mainly because most PCs and their motherboards still conform to the older PCIe 3.0 generation. Hence, this begs the question, will RTX 30 and 40 …
Whether a dual monitor uses more GPU depends on what kind of work you perform on your PC. As far as gaming is concerned, according to several tests conducted by users, as well as by myself, there isn’t a whole lot of difference in performance when using a single monitor or two monitors – whereby …
Yes, you absolutely can use AMD GPU with Intel CPU. There should be no conflicts or issues when running AMD graphics cards with an Intel processor. People often assume that their products would be incompatible since AMD and Intel are rivals in the microprocessor segment. Fortunately, this isn’t Microsoft vs. Apple. There is a level …
If you plan to build an ultimate gaming rig or have an extra graphics card lying, you may wonder if you can fit both graphics cards on your motherboard. Well, the answer to that question depends upon what motherboard you have and also, to an extent, what graphics card you have. You must have the …
Having dual monitors for your PC can make your work experience more efficient and your gaming experience more lively. However, if you are new to setting up a dual monitor display, you may rightly ask, “do you need two graphics cards for dual monitors?” The simple answer to that question is NO. You do NOT …