Episode 8: Basics of Video Cards – Show Notes

Memory

1. Clock Speed
2. Memory interface width
3. Type of memory
4. Bandwidth

Bus – Also known as the interface type

I/O ports:

1. VGA
2. DVI
3. HDMI
4. Composite
5. Component
6. CATV – Cable TV

1. Benefits to Onboard:
   1. Don’t have to buy a separate video card
   2. Always compatible with motherboard
   3. Perfectly suitable for a generic PC, can support web browsing, word processing, etc.
2. Drawbacks
   1. Share the RAM with the rest of the system
   2. Usually nowhere near cutting-edge
   3. Can not support higher end games effectively or most times even at all