What a typical graphics card may look like. The black rectangles are the RAM that store active graphics processes.
DirectX 9.0, launched in 2002, was the standard Windows PC programming interface for computer game graphics for years. There are numerous graphics cards available on the market, with more released on what seems like a constant basis. A DirectX 9.0 card will not be as powerful as those capable of supporting DirectX 10, which was released in 2006 as the successor to DirectX 9.0, but it will be able to aptly handle most games released between 2002 and 2006.
EVGA GeForce 6200
This graphics card comes with 512 megabytes of video memory. This is basically how much room the card has to store active graphics elements. This card installs into the AGP slot on your desktop PC's motherboard. Nvidia, one of the leading companies in computer graphics, supplied the GeForce architecture that powers this card. It is available for $45.99.
PNY GeForce FX 5200
This is another Nvidia-powered graphics card capable of supporting DirectX 9.0-enabled games. The GeForce FX was the video card designed to target the more budget-conscious gamer, so it isn't as high-end as the EVGA GeForce 6200. This card has 256 megabytes of video memory. This card installs into the PCI slot on your motherboard and is available for $39.99.
EVGA GeForce 9500 GT
This graphics card has a whopping one gigabyte of video memory installed and uses a PCI-express port to connect to the motherboard. This is a newer kind of slot found on most motherboards manufactured in the past few years. This connection provides overall faster transfer speeds than both PCI or AGP, and it is the new standard for video card connections. This Nvidia-designed video card can be purchased for $49.99.
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