User:TechAngel85/Sandbox: Difference between revisions
From Step Mods | Change The Game
TechAngel85 (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
TechAngel85 (talk | contribs) |
||
Line 198: | Line 198: | ||
== Terminology == | == Terminology == | ||
;Core Clock | |||
: Core Clock is the speed at which the GPU operates. It is measured in megahertz (MHz). | |||
;DirectX | |||
: This is the version of DirectX the card is compatible with. DirectX is backwards compatible with previous versions. | |||
;GPU | |||
: The Graphics Processing Unit is the CPU for video cards. It handles all executions for the card. | |||
;HDCP | |||
: High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a form of protection for audio and video content originating from the card. It helps to ensure the content originating from the card isn't played on unauthorized devices. This normally works seamlessly in the background. | |||
;Interface | |||
: The interface is the type of connection the card uses to connect to the motherboard. PCI Express (PCI-E) is the most common of these. | |||
;Max Resolution | |||
: This will be the maximum screen resolution the card is capable of producing. | |||
;Memory Clock | |||
: This is the speed at which the the VRAM operates. It is measured in megahertz (MHz). | |||
;Memory Interface | |||
: This is the architecture of the VRAM. Measured in bits; most common are 128-bit and 256-bit. | |||
;Memory Size | |||
: Memory Size is the amount of dedicated VRAM the card has. It is measured in megabytes (MB) or gigabytes (GB). | |||
;OpenGL | |||
: This is the version of OpenGL the card is compatible with. | |||
;Ports | |||
: Listed will the be available out ports for the card. These are most often: D-sub (display port/analog), DVI (digital/preferred), HDMI (digital/perferred). | |||
;SLI/CrossFireX | |||
: Scalable Link Interface (SLI) allows you to connect two or more video cards together; providing improved performance. A "SLI Ready" card support SLI linking. CrossFireX is AMD's version of SLI and it works pretty much the same way. | |||
;VRAM | |||
: Video RAM (VRAM) is the dedicated memory which only the video card uses. It is usually significantly faster than system RAM. | |||
= System RAM = | = System RAM = |