INSTALLING COMPUTER SYSTEM AND NETWORKS – VIDEO CARD ADAPTER

What is a Video Card Adapter?

is commonly known as
graphics accelerator card,
display adapter, or graphics
card. This is a hardware
component whose main
function is to generate and
display the output images to a
computer monitor.

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 GPU MANUFACTURER

For two decades, NVIDIA has pioneered visual

computing, the art and science of computer graphics.
With our invention of the GPU — the engine of modern
visual computing — the field has expanded to ATI Technologies Inc. was a semiconductor
encompass video games, movie production, product technology corporation based in Markham,
design, medical diagnosis and scientific research. Ontario, Canada, that specialized in the
Today, visual computing is becoming increasingly central development of graphics processing units and
to how people interact with technology. chipsets.
Founded in 1985 ATI Technologies Inc. was one of
the largest suppliers of 2D/3D graphics and
multimedia technology. In 2006, ATI was acquired by
AMD.
GPU MANUFACTURER

GeForce is a brand of graphics

processing units (GPUs) designed
by Nvidia. As of 2013 [update],
there have been twelve iterations
of the design. The
first GeForce products were
discrete GPUs designed for use on
add-on graphics boards, intended
for the high-margin PC gaming
market.
 ATI Technologies Inc. was a semiconductor
GPU MANUFACTURER technology corporation based in Markham,
Ontario, Canada, that specialized in the
development of graphics processing units and
chipsets.
The ATI Radeon series of video cards that
was first introduced in April 24, 2000 and
is a 3D acceleration video. Today the ATI
and the Radeon brand is controlled by 
AMD.
AMD Radeon™ graphics offer consumers
the most advanced graphics, multimedia
and app acceleration technologies
available to make everyday computing
entertaining and productive.
 VIDEO CARD ADAPTER
MANUFACTURER R7240-OC-4GD3-L

OC-selected 820 MHz core, 40 MHz higher than reference for

smoother gaming
Dust-proof Fandesign increases particle resistance and extends
card lifespan by up to 25% longer than reference.
Premium alloys in powerdelivery components defeat heat for
cards that run 15% faster and last 2.5 times longer than
reference.
Low profilegraphics cards for HTPC and multimedia PCs support
smooth 1280 x 1024 gaming and Blu-ray 3D.
GPU Tweakhelps you modify clock speeds, voltages, fan
performance and more, all via an intuitive interface.
GPU Tweak StreamingShare on-screen action in real time – so
others can watch live as games are played
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MANUFACTURER
GT730-1GD5-BRK
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MANUFACTURER
Powered by AMD Radeon R7 240 GPU
Integrated with the first 2048MB DDR3 memory and 128-bit
memory interface
OC Edition - Core Clock: 900 MHz(Std 780 MHz)
Features Single-Link DVI-D / HDMI / D-Sub
Support PCI Express 3.0 x8 bus interface
System power supply requirement: 400W
WINDFORCE 3X 450W Cooling system
8+2 phase VRM power design
Powered by NVIDIA
GeForce GTX 780 Ti GPU
Integrated with industry's best 3GB GDDR5
memory 384-bit memory interface
Features Dual-link DVI-I/ DVI-D / HDMI /
DisplayPort
BASE:1020 MHz / BOOST:1085 MHz
System power supply requirement: 600W
 InnoVISION Multimedia Limited is a pioneering
VIDEO CARD ADAPTER developer and manufacturer of a diverse range
MANUFACTURER of cutting-edge multimedia PC hardware
products established in 1998 Hong Kong. Our
manufacturing operations have been set up
since 1990 in Shenzhen, China. In this short
period of time we focus on manufacturing
OEM/ODM products as well as contracting out
extensive production and research facilities to
specialist companies. We have accomplished
international recognition by PC’s top reviewers
as becoming an outstanding success and one of
the most fast growing companies in Asia.
 Sparkle is a world-class graphics card specialist manufacture, a
VIDEO CARD ADAPTER world leader in innovation, and has an unmatched history in
the graphics card industry of nearly 20 years.
MANUFACTURER Sparkle's predecessor was established in 1982 and since then
we have continuously been an innovator in production
technology and marketing. With an abundance of resources,
SPARKLE is on a mission to pioneer a new generation of
industry-standard graphics card products and to become the
market leader.
In the past few years, SPARKLE has continued to reinvigorate its
brand strategy. Thanks to our strong ambition, world-class R&D,
and manufacturing strength, SPARKLE is acknowledged as one
of the best graphics card brands by both the media and
consumers.
In recent years SPARKLE has risen to the top with worldwide
sales and market-share performance that ranks among the Top-
5 brands. As early as 2005, SPARKLE successfully expanded its
territory in the Chinese market, rapidly increasing sales to
become the number one brand in the market. In 2008, a
successfully executed global marketing and brand strategy
accelerated SPARKLE's trajectory to become the world's leading
graphics card manufacturer, and in 2009, SPARKLE, in one fell
swoop, became the market leader in several countries including
Russia, Germany, India and Brazil.
 Established in 1988, Palit Microsystems Ltd. is well-
VIDEO CARD ADAPTER known for manufacturing stable, excellent, and
MANUFACTURER innovative graphics accelerators. As one of the top PC
components manufacturers, Palit continues to provide
top-to-bottom graphics cards with stable and excellent
quality to the world. With office in Taipei, logistic
center in Hong Kong, factories in Mainland China, and
branch office in Germany, Palit has developed a
worldwide sales network and cooperated closely with
our customers.
Palit is well positioned to maintain an industry
leadership due to the vast array of ATi and NVIDIA
products and on-going development efforts. Palit’s
worldwide facilities are ISO 9001 certified. All the Palit
PC graphics accelerators and motherboards are with
WHQL certification to ensure full compatibility.
 INSTALLING COMPUTER SYSTEM AND NETWORKS – VIDEO CARD ADAPTER

TYPES ACCORDING TO SLOT USED

PCI Video Card Adapter

This video card adapter
will fit on PCI Slot only.

PCI (PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT) SLOT

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TYPES ACCORDING TO SLOT USED

AGP Video Card Adapter

This video card adapter
will fit on AGP only.

X1950GT Super 512MB AGP

AGP (ACCELERATED GRAPHIC PORT)

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TYPES ACCORDING TO SLOT USED

PCI-E Video Card Adapter

This video card adapter will fit on PCI-E only.

PCI-E PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT - EXPRESS)

ATI Radeon™ HD 5570SapphirePCIe x16 Gen 2.01024

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TYPES OF PORTS USED BY VIDEO CARD ADAPTER

VGA PORT
Video Graphics Array or VGA is the
common display standard
developed by IBM and introduced
in 1987.
TYPES OF PORTS USED BY VIDEO CARD ADAPTER

DVI PORT
Digital Visual Interface or
DVI is a digital port used to
connect devices such as
monitor, DLP projector, or
Television to a computer.
TYPES OF PORTS USED BY VIDEO CARD ADAPTER

HDMI PORT
High Definition Multimedia
Interface or HDMI is a port used to
transmit high-quality and high-
bandwidth streams of audio and
video between computer and any
devices with HDMI connection.
TYPES OF PORTS USED BY VIDEO CARD ADAPTER

S-VIDEO PORT
S-Video means Super Video, a round
port capable in transmitting video
luminance (Y) and chrominance (C)
signals separately. This port enable the
computer to connect on compatible TV.
GPU - Video Graphics Processor or the video processor is the chipset where the
processing of data for graphic occurred. The GPU of any video adapter will tell
the card’s performance levels.
 Video Random Access Memory (VRAM) -
is a high-speed and unique array of
dynamic random access memory (DRAM)
used to store the image and video data
that a computer displays. VRAM is an
integrated circuit that serves as a buffer
between the CPU and video card. VRAM
was originally designed as a high-
resolution graphics adapter.
Memory BUS width
is basically the
speed of the video
RAM to access the
GPU.
Identifying the GPU, VRAM, VRAM Type and RAM Bus Width of a Video Card