A video card | video adapter | graphics accelerator card | display adapter | or "graphics card" is ( an expansion card ) which generates { output images } to a display | Most video cards | offer | added functions ( such as ) "accelerated rendering" of "3D scenes" and "2D graphics" | video capture | TV-tuner adapter | MPEG-2/MPEG-4 decoding | FireWire | light pen | TV output | or the ability to connect multiple monitors "multi-monitor" | Other modern high performance "video cards" are used for more graphically demanding purposes, such as ( PC games )."
Video hardware : is often integrated into the "motherboard" | however all "modern motherboards" provide expansion ports to which " a video card " can be attached. In this configuration it is sometimes referred to as "a video controller" or "graphics controller" | Modern low-end to mid-range "motherboards" often include 'a graphics chipset' developed by the developer of 'the northbridge' | i.e. an nForce chipset | with 'Nvidia graphics' or 'an Intel chipset' with "Intel graphics" on the 'motherboard' | 'This graphics chip' usually has a small quantity of embedded memory and takes some of the system's main | RAM | reducing the total 'RAM' available | This is usually called "integrated graphics" or "on-board graphics" | and is low-performance and undesirable for those wishing to run ( 3D applications ) "A dedicated graphics card" on the other hand has its own (RAM) and (Processor) specifically for "processing video images" | and thus offloads this work from the 'CPU' and 'system RAM' | Almost all of these 'motherboards' allow the disabling of (the integrated graphics chip) in (BIOS) | and have an 'AGP' | 'PCI' | or "PCI Express slot" for adding a "higher-performance graphics card" in place of the 'integrated graphics'
[ Video In Video Out] [ VIVO ] for [ S-Video ] [ Composite video ] and [ Component video
Included to allow the connection with "televisions" | "DVD players" | video recorders | and "video game consoles" | They often come in two (10-pin mini-DIN connector variations) | and 'the VIVO splitter cable' generally comes with either '4 connectors' { S-Video in and out & composite video in and out ) or ( 6 connectors ) (S-Video in and out & component PB out & component PR out & component Y out (also composite out) + composite in.
ATI Technologies Inc. was a semiconductor technology corporation based in Markham, Ontario, Canada, that specialized in the development of graphics processing units and chipsets. Founded in 1985 as Array Technologies Inc., the company became publicly traded in 1993 and was acquired by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in 2006. As a major fabless semiconductor company, ATI conducted in-house research and development and outsourced the manufacturing and assembly of its products. ATI and its chief rival Nvidia emerged as the two dominant players in the graphics processors industry, eventually forcing other manufacturers into niche roles.
The acquisition of [ ATI ] in (2006) was important to[ AMD's strategic development ] of its Fusion generation of [ computer processors ] which integrate general processing abilities with [graphics processing functions] within 'a single chip' | The ATI brand name was discontinued from [AMD's graphics processor products in 2010[
The acquisition of [ ATI ] in (2006) was important to[ AMD's strategic development ] of its Fusion generation of [ computer processors ] which integrate general processing abilities with [graphics processing functions] within 'a single chip' | The ATI brand name was discontinued from [AMD's graphics processor products in 2010[
{History}
[ Lee Ka Lau] & [ Benny Lau ] and [ Kwok Yuen Ho ] founded 'ATI' in 1985 as 'Array Technologies Incorporated' | Working primarily in the 'OEM' field 'ATI produced integrated graphics cards' for [PC manufacturers] such as [IBM] and [Commodore] | By 1987. 'ATI' had grown into an [independent graphics-card retailer] | introducing 'EGA Wonder' and 'VGA Wonder graphics card' product lines under its brand that year | In May 1991| the company released the Mach8 | 'ATI's first product able to process graphics without the CPU' | Debuting in 1992 | the Mach32 offered improved 'memory bandwidth' and 'GUI acceleration performance' | 'ATI Technologies Inc' | went public in 1993 with stock listed at "NASDAQ" and "Toronto"
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