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Simple question on the new Athlon X4 950

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So AMD has released their latest line of APUs, the Bristol Ridge series. This included (maybe in seperate releases, I don't remember) the Athlon x4 950. The only difference between the Athlon x4 950 and the A10-9700 is that the A10 has the R7 iGPU.

 

But reading online, I was given to understand that because the X4 lacks the iGPU, you MUST have a VGA card of some sort in order to get ANY kind of video output. But my question is this: Whouldn't the CPU just software render the display? It may be crappy, slow response time, absolutely sh*t for even 2D gaming, and it may task the CPU, but couldn't it, technically?

 

PLEASE NOTE: I'm not asking this question with any intent to buy. I'm just curious about it, from a technical standpoint, not as a customer. I'm not asking for advice on wise spending.

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Well, if it was just software rendering the graphics, it would still have to have the logic to output it, so therefore it would need a GPU of some kind still, even if it was integrated. 

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You need a physical display driver with the outputs to output the image, yes you can get them but it's kinda pointless and uses a lot of CPU when a cheap graphic cards will do the same thing without the high CPU usage.

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What is CPU software? There is no such thing. To have any video output you need a GPU of some kind, whether it be an integrated GPU, or a dedicated one.

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Sorry, but in order for a PC to even POST you need some sort of video output. 

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