Difference Between GPU and Graphics Card

Published: 07 July 2023
on channel: Windows Explained
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There is a big difference between and a GPU and a graphics card. The GPU is the main chip inside the graphics card. Yes, the GPU is the chip. The GPU is basically the brain of the graphics processing.

The graphics card is the whole assembly. It has memory, the circuit board, fans, and so on. The GPU is therefore inside the the graphics card. The graphics card can either be integrated in the processor. If it's integrated graphics card it often shares the same memory, cooling fan, and circuit board with the processor.

When processor comes a standalone device that is isn't inegrated into processor, it is called a dedicated graphics card.


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