Intel's Ice Lake CPUs are set to offer a huge increase in GPU performance

A 2x increase in execution units.



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So Intel users who rely on iGPU for mobile can now watch 4k/1440p60 youtube videos without stutter? Finally!

Wish my surface 3 could be updated... Would love to put a new CPU in it.

Isn't the surface 3 an Atom laptop?

Just tested that my (albeit desktop) HD 630 can handle 4k60 youtube footage just fine.

looz said:

Isn't the surface 3 an Atom laptop?

Just tested that my (albeit desktop) HD 630 can handle 4k60 youtube footage just fine.

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Yes still wish I could update it!

All we needed is more horsepower under IHS. It doesn't matter anyway. First no one cares about intel IGP. They are good enough for the things that people use them for troubleshoot a GPU problem, and browsing the internet. Second they will throttle anyway if you don't delid them... So... No difference at all.

Avet said:

All we needed is more horsepower under IHS. It doesn't matter anyway. First no one cares about intel IGP. They are good enough for the things that people use them for troubleshoot a GPU problem, and browsing the internet. Second they will throttle anyway if you don't delid them... So... No difference at all.

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Um.. you do realize like 90% of people don't game and exclusively use the integrated graphics right? Not everybody is a gamer.

NeverBackDown said:

Um.. you do realize like 90% of people don't game and exclusively use the integrated graphics right? Not everybody is a gamer.

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That was my point. People who use them do not require stronger IGPU, nor some significant bump in processing power. They are fine with current ones. The other bunch (gaming, production) are completely fine without them. So why is there a need to have stronger IGPUs?

Avet said:

That was my point. People who use them do not require stronger IGPU, nor some significant bump in processing power. They are fine with current ones. The other bunch (gaming, production) are completely fine without them. So why is there a need to have stronger IGPUs?

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You'd be surprised how weak the current IGPUs are. In addition by increasing there power you can also increase their efficiency and thereby get more out of it within the same die area allocated to them which has the benefit of decreasing power usage while increasing your performance per watt. It's really just called refinement as is everything with computers.

Regular people would still be fine with a Q6600, why bother pushing more powerful products?

If a decent amount of GPU power becomes ubiquitous, it can be utilised on the web, desktop compositioning etc.

Also, I haven't played recent games in years with the exception of overwatch. If iGPUs continue improving, and reach let's say GTX 970 level of oomph (which the RX Vega M iGPUs are awfully close to already), I could get away with a NUC form factor PC. That'd be quite cool.

In addition, having more powerful chips without an increase in power draw means better efficiency. Think of the environment, etc.