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This quetion stems from my noticing that my Windows 7 Experience ratings for Aero Desktop Performance is significantly less than the rating for Gaming Graphics.

I built an AMD 8-core APU. The Windows 7 Experience ratings indicate that the Aero Graphics (rated at 4.9) are less than the gaming graphics (6.4). I would have thought these two functions would be handled by the same hardware. Also, I would have thought that the Aero graphics would be less intesive than gaming graphics, although the Aero is functioning all of the time.

There must be something I misunderstanding about both the Windows Experience ratings and how the APU is handling aero/desktop environment and graphics. I have read these two articles (1 and 2 which are both blah) to understand the difference, but this leads me to another question: Is the GUI portion of the desktop environment, inlcuding muliple monitors, handled by the same hardware graphics modules as those that handle gaming and HD video? If not, what specs affect what function graphical funcions?
*Your answer might include explanations of how the difference specifications of a graphics card (such as onboard memory, frame rates, clock rate, memory interface [128-bit/256-bit], DirectX, etc.) affect different functions (desktop GUI environment vs. intensive gaming vs. HD media output, etc.). Thank you o' Knowledgeable Ones.

POST NOTE: I know many of the hardware specs will probably overlap, but hopefully this post will help indicate what is most important for different roles such as gaming, media center, multi-display setups (besides just the extra outputs), video/photo rendering, etc.

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    @Ramhound I know to research my question before asking, so if I didn't come upon the post I was looking for, then please point me in the right direction so that this one may be deleted. That is, if an answer to my questions exists so readily and is easy to find. Otherwise, you might provide an answer yourself if you have one.
    – user58446
    Dec 10, 2014 at 1:37
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    @Ramhound -- Touché Mr. RamMan, Touché... But I highly doubt you could give me anything more than a superficial explanation. Certainly nothing technical.
    – user58446
    Dec 10, 2014 at 2:22
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    @Ramhound: Please be nice. There is no need to be so condescending to newcomers.
    – bwDraco
    Dec 12, 2014 at 19:34
  • @DragonLord - Most people overestimate their ability to understand the tone of somebody's written words. I suggest you take that into account before you comment on my comments I have made in the past. You are starting to question comments, unlike the comment I made in this question, that are actually trying to get more information out of the user. You doing that makes me wonder the reason I even, tell new users, on how I believe their question could be improved upon.
    – Ramhound
    Dec 12, 2014 at 20:18
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    @Ramhound: Look at how the OP responded to your (now deleted) comments. Is this the sort of reaction we want to see from newcomers?
    – bwDraco
    Dec 12, 2014 at 20:19

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