“Do I need a graphics processor?” The answer is yes. All computers have graphics cards whether they are integrated into the CPU, a separate GPU chip, or a dedicated card that is plugged into the motherboard. When most people think of graphics cards they think of the latter. When you hear someone say “I bought a new video card for my computer” or “I need a new graphics card to play Uncharted 8“, they’re talking about a dedicated GPU. The biggest benefit of a dedicated GPU is performance. Not only does a dedicated graphics card have a sophisticated computer chip designed explicitly for the task of processing video, the GPU, but it also has dedicated RAM for the task (which is typically faster and better optimized for…