Grafiikkakehysten

Grafiikkakehysten is a Finnish term that translates to "graphics accelerators" or "graphics cards" in English. These are specialized hardware components within a computer system designed to handle and output image and video data to a display device. Modern computers typically include a graphics processing unit (GPU) which is the core of a graphics accelerator. The GPU is highly parallelized, allowing it to perform a large number of calculations simultaneously, making it ideal for the complex tasks involved in rendering 2D and 3D graphics, video playback, and even certain scientific computations.

Graphics accelerators can be integrated directly into the motherboard or CPU, known as integrated graphics, or they can be a separate, discrete component. Discrete graphics cards generally offer significantly more processing power and dedicated memory (VRAM), making them essential for demanding applications such as gaming, video editing, 3D modeling, and virtual reality. The performance of a graphics accelerator is determined by various factors, including the GPU's architecture, clock speed, the amount and type of VRAM, and the bus interface it uses to communicate with the rest of the system. The market for graphics accelerators is dominated by a few major manufacturers, with companies like NVIDIA and AMD being the most prominent.