kanavi36
kanavi36 t1_j6lnygb wrote
Reply to comment by WeirdGamerAidan in ELI5: Why do computers need GPUs (integrated or external)? What information is the CPU sending to the GPU that it can't just send to a display? by WeirdGamerAidan
After posting my reply I considered I might have been incorrect in what I assumed from your comment, so I apologise. I assumed you were talking about when a game doesn't select the dedicated graphics and defaults to the integrated graphics on the CPU, which is quite common and would lead to low frame rates. I've never actually heard of a CPU skipping the integrated graphics and directly rendering a game, which sounds interesting. What does it appear as in your task manager?
kanavi36 t1_j6ligt3 wrote
Reply to comment by WeirdGamerAidan in ELI5: Why do computers need GPUs (integrated or external)? What information is the CPU sending to the GPU that it can't just send to a display? by WeirdGamerAidan
Small correction, integrated graphics is usually the name for the CPU doing the graphics workload. The GPU would be dedicated or discrete graphics.
kanavi36 t1_j6o4db3 wrote
Reply to comment by WeirdGamerAidan in ELI5: Why do computers need GPUs (integrated or external)? What information is the CPU sending to the GPU that it can't just send to a display? by WeirdGamerAidan
Interesting, and also quite strange. What CPU do you have?