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A 4MB to 8MB graphics card is enough for basic office usage and browsing the
'Net. But if you’re a gamer or a graphics designer you will need a 3D accelerator card to handle huge graphics files and playing games more realistic.
Most graphics cards nowadays use a newer kind of chip known as a GPU. GPU stands for Graphics Processing Unit. Its main function is to transform graphics, for example on a game, more smoothly and fluidly by executing advance mathematical. The GPU lifts up this task from the CPU so that it will perform and execute other commands thus frees up strain.
NVidia is the first to develop a GPU based graphics card with its industry standard GeForce chip. It can perform billions of calculations per second without over straining the CPU or the chip itself. Other graphics card makers such as ATI and Matrox now also creates their own GPU chip-based cards. Even on newer consoles like Sony’s PS2, Nintento’s Game Cube, and Microsoft’s XBox will also feature and use GPU based chips.
What if you’re not a gamer? Well, you can choose older but not slower cards based from NVidia Riva TNT2, 3DFx Voodoo3 and S3 Savage. These chips are not expensive but they can still perform nicely.
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