At the birth of the computer era, the IBM PC became the standard computer in large part due to its modular architecture with interchangeable components. Like the original IBM, every modern PC's ...

Here at the Strategist, we like to think of ourselves as crazy (in the good way) about the stuff we buy, but as much as we’d like to, we can’t try everything. Which is why we have People’s Choice, in ...

Adding a new graphics card to a computer in your office takes just a few minutes. Installing the card is the easy part. Making sure that the card will work with the computer's current motherboard ...

Integrated graphics is great for watching movies, browsing the web, or even a bit of Farmville, but if you want to play the latest games, you’ll need to install a discrete graphics card in your ...

In the world of PC gaming, AMD and Nvidia dominate the graphics card market. Whether it's a custom computer or a pre-built model, a graphics card is essential for rendering games in high quality, and ...

The plug-in card in a desktop computer that creates the electronic signals required by the monitor. In early PCs, a plug-in card was commonly found. Later, graphics circuits were built onto the ...

A powerful graphics card, or GPU, is the lifeblood of any efficient gaming or creative PC. Without one, you can kiss your gaming or video production needs goodbye. With dedicated graphics cards ...

Almost every desktop PC has one. They have billions of transistors, can use hundreds of watts of power, and can cost over a thousand dollars. They are masterpieces of electronic engineering and ...

Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

A computer's graphics card is integral to the operation of a system by displaying your computer's data on a monitor. If the need arises, as it does for many small business owners, a high-powered ...

Demand for graphics processing units sank to a 20-year low in the third quarter of 2022, according to new data from the industry analyst Jon Peddie Research. The report shows that desktop graphics ...