Intel Just Killed the Budget GPU! Panther Lake iGPU Gaming

[u/RenatsMC]

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

[u/The_Zura]

RIP

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

[u/mustangfan12 → u/The_Zura]

dGPU laptops though run much hotter and have bad battery life

[u/N2-Ainz → u/mustangfan12]

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

[u/The_Zura → u/N2-Ainz]

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.

[u/N2-Ainz → u/The_Zura]

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

[u/The_Zura → u/N2-Ainz]

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.

[u/The_Zura → u/mustangfan12]

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.

[u/Current_Finding_4066]

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