integrated and dedicated graphics card

Question

some laptops come with integrated graphics card and some with dedicated and i heard that some are having both. but while buying a laptop what exactly should be seen in the laptop configuration that describes that it has nice graphics , dedicated video ram?

what exactly should be seen===>>>> 1. company like nvidia or amd etc. or 2. 1 gb or 2gb or anything else that specifies that it is nice gaming laptop. plz help i want to buy a new laptop.

tell me everything about graphics in details once so that i'll not have to disturb you next time on this topic......thnxxxxx

ejn63 · Answer

Your applications should dictate which you buy:

general office use/web browsing - integrated is fine.

multimedia (video watching or simple video or photo use, etc. -- hybrid discrete/integrated video will do fine

gaming at anything other than the most casual, lowest level, heavy video production work, demanding CAD or other graphics - you need true dedicated video chip, now exclusive the the high-end of the market - i.e., a $1,500-2,000+ gaming or workstation system.

The biggest mistake made by buyers is thinking a system with switching (hybrid) video, sold at about the $800-1200 price point, will be an acceptable gaming system -- it just won't be.

AayushKumarHbk · Answer

which dell laptop will be nice performance wise and graphics according to you upto 1000$ like which has better specs than dell vostro 1540.can you send me the link?

AayushKumarHbk · Answer

what about dell inspiron 15R check out this link configure.ap.dell.com/.../config.aspx

ejn63 · Answer

If you're going to use it as a mid-range system for multimedia, etc., it's fine.  If you have gaming intentions, it will fill basic needs - but if you want to run demanding apps at full video effects (WoW, D3, etc.). it's not going to meet your expectations.

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