question GPU's in Monitors

[GS Caden]

I was wondering, why hasn't there been any high-end monitors with built in graphics cards to ease the strain on computer systems? 
Is it simply not possible to code that into windows, or maybe not able to be done cheap enough to apply in the market?
After recently watching Linus's video about the "ULTIMATE Gaming Monitor!" this idea has been crossing my mind quite a lot recently.

 

This is also my first post on the forum so feel free to say hi. 

[Redicat]

Because there is no HIGH Speed Interconnect like PCI-E Available to hook it up to a Personal Computer or Computer.  

[Sakkura]

The GPU needs to communicate with the CPU and so putting it in the monitor means you need some kind of high-speed connection between the monitor and PC. That would get expensive and probably clunky.

[GoodBytes]

To add, people already have a hard time spending more than 350$ on a monitor, while decent non-gaming monitor floats in the 500-700$ for the same size.

Adding a GPU or some sort of co-processor, will add additional cost to the monitor that is quite significant.

 

[Mira Yurizaki]

I can see this being possible now with eGPUs being a thing. However, I can see a few problems that don't make it worthwhile:

• Cost. Adding a GPU and a power supply to handle it will easily add at least $400 to the cost.
• Support. You'll need Thunderbolt 3, which not every computer has
• Relevancy and value over time. The GPU is likely not going to be upgradeable. Monitors are also things that people often keep around for as long as they can. So imagine having a five year old monitor with a GPU in it that you can't upgrade. Unless there's some way to bypass the GPU and use the monitor as is, you'll be stuck with that performance for as long as you have the monitor.

[ARikozuM]

Cost of upgrades. Imagine having a high-end 1280x720 for Doom and then needing to buy another for Witcher 3 because the GPU can't handle rendering the latter at 720. 

 

@M.Yurizaki mentioned everything I was going to write. 

[GS Caden]

9 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

I can see this being possible now with eGPUs being a thing. However, I can see a few problems that don't make it worthwhile:

• Cost. Adding a GPU and a power supply to handle it will easily add at least $400 to the cost.
• Support. You'll need Thunderbolt 3, which not every computer has
• Relevancy and value over time. The GPU is likely not going to be upgradeable. Monitors are also things that people often keep around for as long as they can. So imagine having a five year old monitor with a GPU in it that you can't upgrade. Unless there's some way to bypass the GPU and use the monitor as is, you'll be stuck with that performance for as long as you have the monitor.

What about an application, similar but not to Gsync?

[Mira Yurizaki]

4 minutes ago, GS Caden said:

What about an application, similar but not to Gsync?

I don't understand this question.

[Alex Atkin UK]

The most important point is that it WOULDN'T take any strain off the PC, it would merely replace the GPU in the PC only with far less flexibility for upgrading it.