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GRAPHIC CARD - sometimes also referred to as a graphics accelerator) a computer component whose task is to visualize digital data in the form of computer graphics visible on a monitor or other multimedia device.
The graphics card usually takes the form of an expansion card mounted on the I/O bus on the motherboard. Optionally, the graphics chip can be integrated with the motherboard chipset.
Building a graphics card
Despite the wide variety in the graphics card market, the basic elements are the same in each card:
APIs:
-libraries constituting a bridge between multimedia software and hardware such as graphics card, sound card. DirectX is a Microsoft product available for Windows and XBox. OpenGL is an open graphics library - it is a set of functions that allow you to build complex three-dimensional scenes from basic geometric figures. OpenGL is available on many operating systems.
The graphics card usually takes the form of an expansion card mounted on the I/O bus on the motherboard. Optionally, the graphics chip can be integrated with the motherboard chipset.
Building a graphics card
Despite the wide variety in the graphics card market, the basic elements are the same in each card:
- GPU graphics processor
- RAM
- RAMDAC digital-to-analog converter
- bus connector
- Card BIOS
- set of outputs (connectors)
- built-in 3D accelerator
APIs:
-libraries constituting a bridge between multimedia software and hardware such as graphics card, sound card. DirectX is a Microsoft product available for Windows and XBox. OpenGL is an open graphics library - it is a set of functions that allow you to build complex three-dimensional scenes from basic geometric figures. OpenGL is available on many operating systems.