graphics card
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of graphics card
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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The PC is equipped with a central processing unit, graphics card, random-access memory and high-capacity storage — the very same equipment that multitrillion-dollar tech companies are now hoovering up to power their artificial-intelligence ambitions.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
Apple silicon employs what’s called “unified memory,” which puts the main processor, graphics card and RAM on a single chip, reducing lag and increasing bandwidth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Then, Mutanga’s father, Theodore, a medical physicist, built his son a new computer and bought him a professional-grade graphics card.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2023
The graphics card is the most powerful yet from Nvidia - but this comes at a cost of drawing 450W of power - about half that of a typical microwave.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2022
Your PC must have a special graphics card to play games like GO and Shogi, a Japanese game of chess.
From The Online World by De Presno, Odd
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