Is a integrated graphics on a cpu a good thing or bad if your have a gpu?

[solidcrazyy]

is a integrated graphics on a cpu a good thing or bad if your have a gpu?

[small guy64]

No big deal, just disable it in the bios.

[Moonzy]

i prefer to have one if available, because being able to use on-board display out can be nifty sometimes

given that most GPU nowadays only comes with ONE HDMI port

 

it's also useful for diagnosing issues

 

but ultimately you dont need it, unless if you can utilise quick sync

[FRD]

It's good if you don't have a gpu, but they aren't great for gaming. Just for casual and low to medium settings at 1080p.

Normally laptops use the integrated gpu to run Windows and the gpu itself for games (if the laptop has one), but that's only for power saving, not necessary on a PC.

[small guy64]

Just now, Moonzy said:

it's also useful for diagnosing issues

That is a good thing to bring up, and if your GPU dies you have a build in backup.

[Nathanpete]

I prefer to have it, especially since a majority of Intel CPUs come with it. It's only real purpose nowadays (for those with a dedicated GPU), is diagnosing and backups in the case of a GPU failure, and QuickSync on Intel if you are using a program that utilizes it. 

[solidcrazyy]

11 minutes ago, Nathanpete said:

I prefer to have it, especially since a majority of Intel CPUs come with it. It's only real purpose nowadays (for those with a dedicated GPU), is diagnosing and backups in the case of a GPU failure, and QuickSync on Intel if you are using a program that utilizes it. 

how does QuickSync work?

[Nathanpete]

It is a hardware based transcoder for various video formats to generic H.264, so that it can be supported across a much wider variety of devices and screens. Only really applicable in applications like video editors and transcoder applications like HandBrake. Think of it like a slower and much more power efficient NVENC encoder, but for video processing instead of live streaming. 

[LogicalDrm]

For gaming, doesn't matter. You get extra monitor outputs, and QuickSync with Intel (not sure if APUs have similar). But since games would render on the monitor chosen, which would be connected to GPU, it really doesn't matter in any way.