--- title: My RTX 5070 sits idle while integrated graphics handle... description: A personal reflection on running local LLMs across two very different machines: an RTX 5070 desktop and a laptop with only Ryzen integrated Radeon graphics.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/my-rtx-5070-sits-idle-while-integrated-graphics-handle-my-everyday-ai-work-utlnpezrm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: My RTX 5070 sits idle while integrated graphics handle my everyday AI work | daily.dev og:description: A personal reflection on running local LLMs across two very different machines: an RTX 5070 desktop and a laptop with only Ryzen integrated Radeon graphics.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/my-rtx-5070-sits-idle-while-integrated-graphics-handle-my-everyday-ai-work-utlnpezrm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UTLNPEzrm.png og:image:alt: My RTX 5070 sits idle while integrated graphics handle my everyday AI work 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. # My RTX 5070 sits idle while integrated graphics handle my everyday AI work **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal reflection on running local LLMs across two very different machines: an RTX 5070 desktop and a laptop with only Ryzen integrated Radeon graphics. Most everyday AI tasks, like short prompts, summarization, and rewriting, run acceptably on the integrated GPU via LM Studio without noticeable slowdown. Heavier workloads and larger models still clearly benefit from the RTX 5070's dedicated power. The takeaway is to match hardware to the model and workflow rather than defaulting to the most powerful GPU available. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Can integrated graphics like AMD Radeon handle running local LLMs reasonably well? Yes, for lightweight everyday tasks. A Ryzen 7 5825U laptop with 16GB RAM and only integrated Radeon graphics ran smaller local models through LM Studio well enough for short prompts, rewrites, summaries, and brainstorming, without making the system unusable, though response times were slower than on a dedicated GPU. _Comparing hardware setups for local AI work gets easier with real experience reports on daily.dev._ ### When does a dedicated GPU like the RTX 5070 actually matter for local LLMs? A dedicated GPU like the RTX 5070 matters most for larger models and heavier workloads, where it delivers noticeably faster responses and lets you interact with models that would be impractical to run on integrated graphics. For short, lightweight prompts, the performance gap is much less noticeable. _Developers deciding between GPU tiers for local LLM work can track these tradeoffs on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I run same local LLM on an RTX 5070 and integrated graphics, and the results were beyond my expectations](https://daily.dev/posts/i-run-same-local-llm-on-an-rtx-5070-and-integrated-graphics-and-the-results-were-beyond-my-expectat-zbfkbuxw5) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I ran a local LLM on integrated graphics instead of buying a GPU, and the results surprised me](https://daily.dev/posts/i-ran-a-local-llm-on-integrated-graphics-instead-of-buying-a-gpu-and-the-results-surprised-me-me3jdvjxy) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Smarter Than a $4,300 GPU: Why Two Cheaper Machines Might Beat One RTX 5090](https://daily.dev/posts/smarter-than-a-4-300-gpu-why-two-cheaper-machines-might-beat-one-rtx-5090-6qyziixxf) · Medium · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#gpu](https://daily.dev/tags/gpu), [#self-hosting](https://daily.dev/tags/self-hosting), [#local-ai](https://daily.dev/tags/local-ai), [#lm-studio](https://daily.dev/tags/lm-studio) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/my-rtx-5070-sits-idle-while-integrated-graphics-handle-my-everyday-ai-work-utlnpezrm) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"My RTX 5070 sits idle while integrated graphics handle my everyday AI work","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/my-rtx-5070-sits-idle-while-integrated-graphics-handle-my-everyday-ai-work-utlnpezrm","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/my-rtx-5070-sits-idle-while-integrated-graphics-handle-my-everyday-ai-work-utlnpezrm"},"datePublished":"2026-08-15T20:01:32.608Z","dateModified":"2026-08-15T20:05:07.227Z","description":"A personal reflection on running local LLMs across two very different machines: an RTX 5070 desktop and a laptop with only Ryzen integrated Radeon graphics....","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/2d3945c7a3580b4daa39fcc1b51d473f?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/2d3945c7a3580b4daa39fcc1b51d473f?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"XDA Developers","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"XDA Developers","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--kCg6yyAP--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774964407/logos/xda-developers?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/my-rtx-5070-sits-idle-while-integrated-graphics-handle-my-everyday-ai-work-utlnpezrm","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"gpu,self-hosting,local-ai,lm-studio","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"XDA Developers","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"My RTX 5070 sits idle while integrated graphics handle my everyday AI work"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/my-rtx-5070-sits-idle-while-integrated-graphics-handle-my-everyday-ai-work-utlnpezrm#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Can integrated graphics like AMD Radeon handle running local LLMs reasonably well?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, for lightweight everyday tasks. 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