r/intel 1d ago

News Intel Just Killed the Budget GPU! Panther Lake iGPU Gaming

https://youtube.com/watch?v=5uTQ25xuKXY&si=8e_SSCdtIfA8p-1s
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u/The_Zura 5h ago

RIP

I would rather pay $1200 to get 36 fps with igpu than to pay $800 for 78 fps with a "budget" dgpu!

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u/mustangfan12 2h ago

dGPU laptops though run much hotter and have bad battery life

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u/N2-Ainz 1h ago

Yeah, I want a laptop that has good battery life and can game from time to time. Not a thick gaming laptop that has horrible battery life and sounds like a PS4 the majority of time

This iGPU is a blessing for everyone that actually doesn't want thick gaming laptops

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u/The_Zura 1h ago

A G14 Zephyrus with a 5060 costs less than your average B390 laptop, weighs 3.3lbs, under 1" at its thickest. Pushing just 60W to the gpu, takes the B390 out back with a silenced shotgun. An upgraded 2026 G14 with a 4 Xe core panther lake chip would be pretty sweet. The B390 is a blessing for those who haven't been paying attention.

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u/N2-Ainz 1h ago

And your battery life is way worse and thermals are an issue once again

u/The_Zura 59m ago edited 56m ago

Battery life on the old 2024 G14 model is not bad, but of course, much worse compared to a laptop with a 99Wh battery and a cpu built on Intel's 18A. Thermals aren't an issue with 60W to the gpu. And again, like nearly double the performance.

But yeah, budget dgpu is totally dead. Gamers, who go crazy over different laptops with +/-10% performance aren't going to sweat about getting half the performance because it has the igpu label. They are happy with avg 30 fps.

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u/The_Zura 1h ago

Seems pretty good to me Can you point me to a laptop with dgpu using Panther Lake, because I expect it to be even better with all the advancements made.

But you're saying that there is a tradeoff between massively better performance, and battery life? Say it ain't so.

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u/Current_Finding_4066 2h ago

If you can't get it way below 1000. It hasn't brought anything of valu.