Underestimated Integrated Graphics?

[Knaj]

So on my mac, it says I have Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB graphics, which are integrated into the CPU.

 

But when I played tomb raider, I was able to play on high settings with no stuttering noticeable (not sure on the fps though)

Only on a small area of the map (a town) did I have to turn down the graphics to medium to have no stuttering.

 

That's pretty damn good, so why don't more people recommend it?

[bob345]

because most people dont even bother to try it. For a laptop the new integrated graphics that intel has been putting out is perfect for moderate gaming.

[Goodman2265]

The game from 2013 to

[asiancorruption]

not a lot of computers come with  a cpu with iris pro tho. Even if they do they're usually as expensive as building something that will smoke it anyways

[Bit8xPr0]

4 minutes ago, bob345 said:

because most people dont even bother to try it. For a laptop the new integrated graphics that intel has been putting out is perfect for moderate gaming.

my i5 with hd 5500 is eh

[TheRandomness]

Iris pro is Intels best line of iGPUs, the desktop breadwells can perform similarly to a GTX 750.

[Kobathor]

Iris Pro is not a normal Intel iGPU. It's a very powerful core, usually beating dGPU's like the ~GTX 650-750, and it uses less power, produces less heat.. ect. In laptops Iris Pro is perfect, but for desktops finding stock of a Broadwell CPU is difficult, and it's very expensive. So expensive, that you might as well buy a dGPU.