Can crap graphics card affect performance?

[RDR]

yes they can.

Remember that graphics cards and the whole issue of bandwidth on your mobo have a history, graphics cards have a tendency to want to hog bandwidth due to their intensive nature.

There are also issues related to

Drivers
Mobo compatibility
The programs you use
and the OS you use.

historicallt matrox are supposed to be the best at getting along with audio appz, mainly IMHO because they dont have bells and whistles on them, like cards such as ATI and nVIDIA.

I dunno bout that one m8.
Graphics cards have there own central processing unit ( GPU< Graphical processing unit ). It does it's own processing seperately.
If you have an integrated graphics card, then it will rely way more on the CPU.

I goto go back to work but will talk to yous more on the topic.
Cheers.

I stand corrected, sorta.

The MAtrox WAS historically the best choice for audio appz, however im still not convinced that having a graphics card that requires a lot of B/W within a system wont diminish performance on the audio side.

remember i was talking about bandwidth within the bus.