Graphics Card = More Pixels????
Hi there,
Does the graphics cars affect the pixels in the screen? By this i mean, if i get a higher graphics card, will the picture on the screen be clearer, and less pixellated?
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A higher-end graphics card means your mac's processor will be free up to do what it does basically, processing the applications running instead of also "minding" what is to display on the screen, this is "lay man" explaining... especially if you have graphics-intensive program running like 3D software or games.
Example if you have a "low-end" or basic graphics card, and if you have multiple apps running, and when you say for example run iTunes and have the Visualizer turn on, you will notice the graphics on the Visualizer will not run as smooth, as when ONLY iTunes is running; But if you have a "higher end" graphics card with more VRam, that may not be the case.
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