Intel and their integrated graphics.

[GoodN1ght]

I was just wondering what`s the point of having integrated graphics on very high end chips like the extremes or I7 K series.

Like who actually uses that thing? What the ("$)$)$". Now I get that institutions and businesses will buy I7s with no GPU (mostly cause they have no god damn idea of what they`re doing except in some cases where they actually need it). But that`s exactly what non-K processors should be.

Like who bought a 5960X or a 4790K and actually uses the integrated graphics? Isn`t there any way to just remove it and gain some extra juice or at least a discount to the locked processor price? As much as I love my processor right now continue to tack on this useless integrated GPU is quite annoying. 

[VirtualR3ality]

You can always disable it but it does have it's uses, for example when you're trouble shooting things and don't have a GPU handy. If you are just running CPU intensive tasks then it's there so you don't need to buy a GPU. But the biggest use for me is, I run my second 4k monitor off of my integrated GPU and it works great.

[JefferyD90]

power saving is 1 reason. But you also need to understand that not everyone that has a i7-4770k has a dedicated GPU.

[AlwaysFSX]

I would, because I love using QuickSync pretty much every single day, it is damn amazing.

[Str_Mape]

I feel I should mention that none of the 2011 / 2011-3 chips have integrated graphics.

Some businesses will see the higher out of the box clock speed of the 4790k vs the 4790 and think "well the number is 11% higher so why not"

[Toxicable]

I was just wondering what`s the point of having integrated graphics on very high end chips like the extremes or I7 K series.

Like who actually uses that thing? What the ("$)$)$". Now I get that institutions and businesses will buy I7s with no GPU (mostly cause they have no god damn idea of what they`re doing except in some cases where they actually need it). But that`s exactly what non-K processors should be.

Like who bought a 5960X or a 4790K and actually uses the integrated graphics? Isn`t there any way to just remove it and gain some extra juice or at least a discount to the locked processor price? As much as I love my processor right now continue to tack on this useless integrated GPU is quite annoying. 

 

 im using the iGPU on my desktop atm, since my Graphics card isnt here yet.

[paprikman]

Processors are not only designed for gaming or home/office use. When people need to compute something (like in universities), they need as many ghz as they can get. Also many of modern frameworks like Ansys fluidics use graphics to display your currents geometry & computation net on it, they need graphics even to build this model with solidworks or autocad.

[Virtual01]

I've actually had a game run worse using my GPU. Running it on integrated graphics made it play much smoother.

 

Other than that strange occurrence happening, I don't know why you would ever use it.

[Supermast]

You can switch it off and use your dedicated GPU for more performance but some people prefer it like an i7 4790k(use them for video editing light gaming). Just understand some people dont have either the money or the unnessesary gpu EG Titan x

[tmlhalo]

Not everyone plays games. Also 2011v3 doesn't have integrated graphics. Nor do half of the Xeons out there. GPUs can do more than display pictures on screen for a bit now. Some productivity tasks that are highly parallel can be ran much more effectively over a gpu. Even a igpu.

[othertomperson]

You can switch it off and use your dedicated GPU for more performance but some people prefer it like an i7 4790k(use them for video editing light gaming). Just understand some people dont have either the money or the unnessesary gpu EG Titan x

 

I'm not sure why your only two options are integrated and Titan X but whatever...

[itachipirate]

For workstation computers it's great. My father's work friend gave him a budget of around $600 and he built her a computer with an i5, an SSD and 16gb of ram. She didn't play games other than Facebook and she was so happy with it

[Blebekblebek]

because they can? well..it's more complicated / or simple than you thought.

 

the move starting back with North Bridge / South Bridge placement on motherboard

in millennium era (or pre) this chipset require to control / give ability for computer to use all ports/capability of motherboard design, and it can be manufactured by 3rd party

most big companies are AMD, Nvidia, SiS, Intel, VIA

 

on these chipset performance are vary, each company has their own standard, some including IGP, more PCI lane, more USB Ports, and so on.

NVIDIA known as the best all in solution mostly because their IGP performance are top among the others (either for AMD or Intel)

 

fast forward, size of die is getting smaller and smaller a processor could pack more instructions in the chip it self instead put it out like it use to be

IGP as you mention, is irrelevant for the cost since all in one solution is already made, so it doesnt matter if it has IGP capability or not (or rather enable or disabled),the ability is already there.

 

now you see mostly only 1 chipset on the motherboard, however we are getting forward to real SoC design where everything is controlled by CPU (look at AM1, Baytrail design)

 

motherboard no longer has chipset on it (except sound, LAN, and another 3rd party Storage controller which the size is barely noticeable)

AMD on the other hand, with their AM3/AM3+ line up is based on old tech, IGP still handled by North Bridge, that's why you see 2 Chipset on their most motherboard, and IGP is not exist in their higher end chipset 970/990 but still available for lower end chipset (740/740/780/880/890G)

 

for manufacturer point of view this reduce cost to make a motherboard on mass scale (from buying large scale number of chipset, assemble, quality check it and so on) even let just say the chipset is free.