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\marginnote{Your graphics card is the component in your computer which outputs to the display. Whether you are watching videos on YouTube, viewing \acronym{DVD}s, or simply enjoying the smooth transition effects when you maximize/minimize your windows, your graphics device is doing the hard work behind the scenes.} The majority of graphics cards are manufactured by three well-known companies: Intel, \acronym{AMD}/\acronym{ATI}, and \acronym{NVIDIA} Corp. You can find your video card manufacturer by referring to your computer's manual, by looking for the specifications of your computer's model on the Internet, or by using the command \userinput{lspci} in a terminal. The \application{Ubuntu Software Center} houses a number of applications that can tell you detailed system information. SysInfo is one such program that you can use to find relevant information about your System devices. Ubuntu comes with support for graphics devices manufactured by the above companies, and many others, out of the box. That means you don't have to find and install any drivers yourself, Ubuntu takes care of it all.
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