- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I dont think he means it cant play games at all, just not well. GPU's have different architecture, more transistors and stuff are being added to smaller spaces making them able to compute much higher amounts of information in the same amount of time. Think of them like car engines. Better engines enable the car to go faster, just like better gpu's enable the computer to process graphics faster.
Workstation gpu's like the quardro fx and fire gl cards are made differently than gaming gpu's. I dont know what they do differently in the architecture, but all I can say is they do theyre job much better than gaming cards. Colors are more vibrant, very sharp and crisp images result, as well as strong processing power for 3d design.
[Edited on 5/4/2006]