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  2. GPU switching - Wikipedia

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    Also known as: discrete graphics cards. Unlike integrated graphics, dedicated graphics cards have much more processing units and have its own RAM with much higher memory bandwidth. In some cases, a dedicated graphics chip can be integrated onto the motherboards, B150-GP104 for example. Regardless of the fact that the graphics chip is integrated ...

  3. Mac 101: Integrated versus discrete graphics - AOL

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    What's the difference between integrated and discrete graphics, and which Macs have which? Read on to find out. The recent launch of Steam for the Mac has brought a great deal of focus on the Mac ...

  4. Graphics card - Wikipedia

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    Graphics cards are sometimes called discrete or dedicated graphics cards to emphasize their distinction to an integrated graphics processor on the motherboard or the central processing unit (CPU). A graphics processing unit (GPU) that performs the necessary computations is the main component in a graphics card, but the acronym "GPU" is ...

  5. Graphics processing unit - Wikipedia

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    Components of a GPU. A graphics processing unit (GPU) is a specialized electronic circuit initially designed for digital image processing and to accelerate computer graphics, being present either as a discrete video card or embedded on motherboards, mobile phones, personal computers, workstations, and game consoles.

  6. Intel kills Larrabee discrete GPU, will focus on integrated ...

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    A new Intel blog post on the matter says the company won't bring a discrete graphics chip to market, and will instead focus on integrated graphics for everyday computing and highly-parallel ...

  7. Shared graphics memory - Wikipedia

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    Graphics display was facilitated by the use of an expansion card with its own memory plugged into an ISA slot. The first IBM PC to use the SMA was the IBM PCjr, released in 1984. Video memory was shared with the first 128 KiB of RAM. The exact size of the video memory could be reconfigured by software to meet the needs of the current program.

  8. Graphics hardware - Wikipedia

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    There are two types of graphics cards: [1] integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphics card, usually by Intel to use in their computers, is bound to the motherboard and shares RAM (Random Access Memory) with the CPU, reducing the total amount of RAM available. This is undesirable for running programs and applications that use a large ...

  9. List of AMD processors with 3D graphics - Wikipedia

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    GPU: TeraScale 2 (Evergreen); all A and E series models feature Redwood-class integrated graphics on die (BeaverCreek for the dual-core variants and WinterPark for the quad-core variants). Sempron and Athlon models exclude integrated graphics. [24] List of embedded GPU's; Support for up to four DIMMs of up to DDR3-1866 memory