ivybridge flagship IGP review: intel finally grows up

intel has finally decided to get its arse off the sidelines in the graphics department. and the results of the 1st official review of the hd 4000 are in. they aren't bad but the review isn't compelling enough to be a be-all end-all. performance wise the intel hd 4000 IB IGP stands shoulder to shoulder with an amd hd 4670 if the 4670 supported dx11. if you want a more contemporary comparison. HOWEVER this review was primarily done @ 720p not higher. so take the results with salt until we see a more thorough review of her ability to scale.

http://www.techpowerup.com/160895/Core-i5-3570K-Graphics-67-Faster-Than-Core-i5-2500K-36-Slower-Than-GeForce-GT-240.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaK1N4--QAk

Intel playing with graphics, I don't like that.dramaybaz

[QUOTE="dramaybaz"]Intel playing with graphics, I don't like that.superclocked

Especially siince they hyped up Larabe but ended up cancelling the game I was most looking forward to; Project Offset.

Hopefully they'll follow this up with some proper driver support.

I bet this is coming with huge cuts to image quality. Sandy bridge IG image quality is the worst I have seen in about a decade.

I bet this is coming with huge cuts to image quality. Sandy bridge IG image quality is the worst I have seen in about a decade.

NailedGR

They should let the customers choose - with or without IGP. Gamers are still gonna need a discrete gfx card, why make them pay for IGP?

Intel does make a 2550k which doesn't have the iGPU... But it costs more than the 2500k for some reason.red12355

Isn't it like 100 mhz faster?

[QUOTE="red12355"]Intel does make a 2550k which doesn't have the iGPU... But it costs more than the 2500k for some reason.NailedGR

Isn't it like 100 mhz faster?

[QUOTE="NailedGR"]

I bet this is coming with huge cuts to image quality. Sandy bridge IG image quality is the worst I have seen in about a decade.

red12355

We'll see.

Another vote for awful image quality.

They should let the customers choose - with or without IGP. Gamers are still gonna need a discrete gfx card, why make them pay for IGP?

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