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Also known as: graphic accelerator card, graphics card, video adapter, video board, video controller
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video card, integrated circuit that generates the video signal sent to a computer display. The card is usually located on the computer motherboard or is a separate circuit board but is sometimes built into the computer display unit. It contains a graphics processing unit (GPU), which is a processor dedicated to creating images; a digital-to-analog converter; and memory chips that store display data.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Erik Gregersen.