Your not suppose to set it to max... Some cant handle. Mine looks great at max just slow and lagging so i set it to lowest possible.
The Graphics Card is what your Monitor is hooked to and what displays all the pixels and etc throughout your computer. Stronger is it more stuff you can do with it.
If it looks soo bad that you cant play it on lowest settings then you need a new one. If your at least able to play then shouldnt be complaining. No im not showing any anger towrads you

(j/p).
But mine is Decent. better than old ones.