system on a chip
handle multimedia functions like sound and video
A video card does indeed have its own memory and processor. The memory or RAM is specifically designed to store and quickly access the data required to display high-quality graphics. The processor or GPU is responsible for all of the complex calculations and operations required to generate the graphics on the screen. The RAM on a video card is usually GDDR SDRAM. The GPU on a video card is usually a dedicated graphics processor. The memory and processor on a video card are specialized for graphics processing.Having its own dedicated memory and processor enable a video card to quickly and efficiently process graphics allowing for smooth and detailed visuals. Without these components the graphics on the screen would be less detailed and more choppy.
Macs do have video cards. For example the current range of iMacs have: ▪ 20-inch and 24-inch model with 2.66GHz processor has the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory ▪ 24-inch model with 2.93GHz processor has one of the following: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory or NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR3 memory or ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR3 memory ▪ 24-inch model with 3.06GHz processor has one of the following: NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR3 memory or ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR3 memory
If you are talking about the RAM it stands for Random Access Memory, this is used for a storage which by the processor will place processes in order to not get fully loaded, for instance, you are using a video editing program which needs allot of rendering, in this case the rendered video must be stored away somewhere while the rest is being rendered b4 it can save. the Cache memory is also a storage memory but is used to store the most frequently used memory, it has smaller space but is faster to connect to for the processor, the cache memory itself lies in the processor. Hope this helped you out :)
An integrated graphic processor as oposed to a discrete graphic processor. Graphic processor is the same as a video card. Integrated video cards: Integrated video cards are built-in to the system motherboard and use the system's processor (CPU) and memory to create graphics. They're fine for applications such as word processing and email and for the internet, but not great for gaming or other graphic-intensive applications. While integrated video cards can process some complex graphics such as 3D images, they have to share the CPU and memory with other programs. If the CPU and memory are overloaded or busy processing other information, it can really slow down the graphics. Discrete video cards: Discrete video cards turn up the performance compared to integrated video cards. They are separate, or discrete, from the motherboard and have their own processor, a specialized graphics processing unit, or GPU. They don't have to share the CPU with other programs. Discrete video cards include memory of their own, measured in megabytes (MB). Graphics memory is used by the GPU to accelerate the graphics on your monitor and make gaming, movies and other entertainment intensely realistic. In general, the more memory the graphics card has the better.
Yes, it does. Actually at this point number of processor can go over 1 thousand (depending on nature of processors). And, yes it does have own memory. Latest video cards can have as much as 4 GB.
The quality of a captured movie depends on the computer's resources, such as your processor's speed and how much video memory is available. On a dual core processor with 256 MB of video memory, the video capture can become quite sluggish. However, the largest problem with video capture in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 is that the game will drastically decrease speed down to one or two frames per second, but the video capture will be very smooth.
A video camera and a SOUND recorder? Any video camera with onboard storage--whether it be tape or digital memory--will record sound.
It depends on what you want to do with your PC. For school, work and daily use. The processor, storage, memory and display would need to be basic. For gaming, coding, programming, music and video editing. You would need a newer processor, use an SSD instead of HDD. You would need at least 16 gb of ram for memory and have at least 50 cm for display.
A CPU assists when loading fresh video settings and processes data required to aid graphics functions.
An integrated graphic processor as oposed to a discrete graphic processor. Graphic processor is the same as a video card. Integrated video cards: Integrated video cards are built-in to the system motherboard and use the system's processor (CPU) and memory to create graphics. They're fine for applications such as word processing and email and for the Internet, but not great for gaming or other graphic-intensive applications. While integrated video cards can process some complex graphics such as 3D images, they have to share the CPU and memory with other programs. If the CPU and memory are overloaded or busy processing other information, it can really slow down the graphics. Discrete video cards: Discrete video cards turn up the performance compared to integrated video cards. They are separate, or discrete, from the motherboard and have their own processor, a specialized graphics processing unit, or GPU. They don't have to share the CPU with other programs. Discrete video cards include memory of their own, measured in megabytes (MB). Graphics memory is used by the GPU to accelerate the graphics on your monitor and make gaming, movies and other entertainment intensely realistic. In general, the more memory the graphics card has the better.
That's correct, it will upgrade your video memory and not your system memory.