Why is my video card integrated?

[Staybegind]

I have a GeForce GT 520, and on screen resolution> advanced settings it says Integrated RAMDAC. Shouldn't only 520m be integrated?

 

[rolli59]

Integrated Ramdac does not mean that the card is integrated. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAMDAC

 

[ZionZA]

Almost all graphics cards made in the past 10-15 have an integrated RAMDAC

"RAMDAC (random access memory digital-to-analog converter) is a microchip that converts digital image data into the analog data needed by a computer display. A RAMDAC microchip is built into the video adapter in a computer. It combines a small static RAM (SRAM) containing a color table with three digital-to-analog converters that change digital image data into analog signals that are sent to the display's color generators, one for each primary color - red, green, and blue. In a cathode ray tube (CRT) display, an analog signal is sent to each of three electron guns. With displays using other technologies, the signals are sent to a corresponding mechanism. "

http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/definition/RAMDAC