Video ram faiure on techtool deluxe

What does this mean when your video ram section of the test fails. I used the techtool deluxe that came with the apple care. Does this indicate a damaged video card?

Kaliki,
If you are having issues then maybe TechTool's report is correct.
If you have more questions, start a New Post in the MacPro Display forum.
DALE

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