graphics card

noun

A circuit board that generates and controls the visual display on a computer screen.

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dGPUdisplay adaptergraphics accelerator cardgraphics adaptervideo adaptervideo boardvideo cardvideo display board
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Meanings

noungraphics card (plural graphics cards)

plural graphics cards

  1. computingA circuit board that generates and controls the visual display on a computer screen.

    Sitting down in front of her desktop, Veneza starts working, even though she hasn’t had a chance to install the new graphics card yet.

    2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 175

    Synonyms: dGPU, display adapter, graphics accelerator card, graphics adapter, video adapter, video board, video card, video display board

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA circuit board that generates and controls the visual display on a computer screen.

Similar
dGPUdisplay adaptergraphics accelerator cardgraphics adaptervideo adaptervideo boardvideo cardvideo display board
Also see
video adaptervideo card

Translations

Catalan targeta gráfica
  • targeta gráficadisplay adapter
Chinese Mandarin 顯示卡 /显示卡, 顯卡 /显卡
  • 顯示卡 /显示卡 (xiǎnshìkǎ)display adapter
  • 顯卡 /显卡 (xiǎnkǎ)display adapter
Danish grafikkort, skærmkort
  • grafikkortdisplay adapter
  • skærmkortdisplay adapter
Dutch grafische kaart, videokaart
  • grafische kaartdisplay adapter
  • videokaartdisplay adapter
Finnish näytönohjain, näyttis
  • näytönohjaindisplay adapter
  • näyttisdisplay adapter
  • näytönohjainkorttidisplay adapter
  • grafiikkakorttidisplay adapter
French carte graphique, carte vidéo
  • carte graphiquedisplay adapter
  • carte vidéodisplay adapter
  • adaptateur graphiquedisplay adapter
German Grafikkarte
  • Grafikkartedisplay adapter
Hungarian videokártya
  • videokártyadisplay adapter
Icelandic skjákort
  • skjákortdisplay adapter
Italian scheda video, scheda grafica
  • scheda videodisplay adapter
  • scheda graficadisplay adapter
Japanese ビデオカード, グラフィックスカード
  • ビデオカード (bideokādo)display adapter
  • グラフィックスカード (gurafikkusukādo)display adapter
  • グラボ (gurabo)display adapter
Malay kad grafik
  • kad grafikdisplay adapter
Polish karta graficzna
  • karta graficznadisplay adapter
Russian видеока́рта
  • видеока́рта (videokárta)display adapter
Swedish grafikkort
  • grafikkortdisplay adapter
Thai การ์ดจอ
  • การ์ดจอ (gáad-jɔɔ)display adapter
Cite this entry
APA

graphics card. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphics%20card

MLA

“graphics card.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphics%20card. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graphics card,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphics%20card.

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