What is the difference between an integrated video card and a standalone video card

What is the difference between an integrated video card and a stand-alone video card? Graphics card is divided into two categories, one is integrated graphics, one is a stand-alone graphics card, today small series to introduce the integrated graphics and independent graphics pros and cons analysis. Interested friends can take a look together

　Integrated graphics and independent graphics pros and cons analysis:

The advantages of integrated graphics

Integrated graphics, refers to the chipset integrated display chip, we do not have to external video card. Integrated graphics has the advantages of low price, good compatibility and low upgrade cost.

Second, the integration of graphics shortcomings

Integrated graphics card is not independent memory, it takes up some memory capacity as video memory, can affect the performance of computer in some aspects; second, the integrated graphics card can upgrade the cost is low, but the trouble. The motherboard BIOS must be updated in order to upgrade the integrated video card. Finally, the integrated graphics performance is generally better than the middle and high-end single dominance. (Of course, there are exceptions, such as Dell desktop computers now use a lot of integrated graphics, but more performance than many independent graphics)

Advantages of Independent graphics

In contrast to integrated graphics, a stand-alone video card is not integrated into the motherboard and is typically plugged into the appropriate interface on the motherboard.

The main advantage of a stand-alone video card is that it has a separate memory memory and does not occupy the system RAM. Now, the general game computer is the use of independent graphics. And single display can be in the computer composed of multiple graphics card, has a strong image processing capabilities.

Four, the shortcomings of the single display

Independent graphics prices are slightly more expensive, to upgrade is generally to buy more memory card.

The comparison of set manifestation and single dominant energy

The main advantage of integrated graphics is that the price is cheap; Other advantages have been very weak, but it is not said that the performance of the set of computers will not be comparable, but now the advantages of a more unique. (The following figure is the case of i3-2300, which uses both a set and a single display, respectively)

Vi. Purchase Proposals

Now many computers are using a stand-alone graphics card, but if we are not playing a large game, it is also possible to select an integrated video card. And now many computers are playing "a better gimmick", perhaps its performance has not set the performance of good.

Attention matters

Choose to buy a computer or to see the overall performance of the computer, do not look at a certain aspect.

Office, it is best to select the set of display.

The above is a small series for you to introduce the integrated graphics and independent graphics pros and cons analysis.