What is a shadow media video card for sims 3

[Guest]

am unable to play sims 3 on my pc, says I need to update my video card. Not sure what this is.

 

[Mousemonkey]

It means your graphic card is not good enough and you need to buy a new and better one.

 

[davcon]

Sims 3 requires a card capable of shader 3.0.
New cards costing $40 have that.