00:00so you're trying to pick your next pc yes you'll need to think about graphics
00:08the part of the computer that handles graphics is known as the graphics processing unit or gpu
00:14and every single desktop or laptop computer has one a gpu is also called a video or graphics card
00:22and it's a specialized electronic circuit that's designed to accelerate graphics and image
00:28processing so the gpu helps with things like games obviously graphics effects videos
00:37gpus are important for all kinds of work like video editing or design working with architectural
00:43files even machine learning there's two types of gpu all right there's integrated and there's
00:52discrete integrated gpus are built into the cpu this allows laptops to be ultra thin less
01:00expensive and power efficient they work well for some gaming and light video editing or working with
01:06photos and they're great for most people a discrete gpu on the other hand is separate from the cpu and
01:14it's either plugged into or attached directly to the motherboard discrete gpus are larger and they
01:20consume more power but they help the computer run intense graphics effects and video so if you do
01:27any photo or video editing or design work or if you game a lot then you'll want one of these and there
01:34are a lot of discrete gpu options that range in price and performance so you're going to want to research
01:40your requirements before choosing a discrete gpu and you can usually find information about specific
01:46app or game requirements at the developer's website i hope that helps and good luck on your search
