--- title: Integrated graphics quietly got good enough to make... description: Modern integrated graphics, particularly AMD's APUs like the Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen AI Max+ 395, have reached a point where skipping a discrete GPU is... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/integrated-graphics-quietly-got-good-enough-to-make-skipping-a-gpu-actually-possible-gpn1nfnds twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Integrated graphics quietly got good enough to make skipping a GPU actually possible | daily.dev og:description: Modern integrated graphics, particularly AMD's APUs like the Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen AI Max+ 395, have reached a point where skipping a discrete GPU is... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/integrated-graphics-quietly-got-good-enough-to-make-skipping-a-gpu-actually-possible-gpn1nfnds og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/GpN1NfndS.png og:image:alt: Integrated graphics quietly got good enough to make skipping a GPU actually possible og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Integrated graphics quietly got good enough to make skipping a GPU actually possible **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Modern integrated graphics, particularly AMD's APUs like the Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen AI Max+ 395, have reached a point where skipping a discrete GPU is genuinely viable for many users. The Radeon 780M in the 8700G can run AAA titles like Cyberpunk 2077 above 60FPS at 1080p with upscaling, trading blows with the GTX 1650. The Ryzen AI Max+ 395's Radeon 8060S goes further, matching RTX 4060 laptop performance and enabling 1440p gaming. However, average mainstream CPUs with iGPUs still aren't gaming-capable — only purpose-built APUs deliver this level of performance. With upscaling and frame generation support now included, entry-level discrete GPUs are becoming harder to justify, and upcoming Nvidia RTX Spark integrated solutions may push iGPU gaming to 4K. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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