The same thing is pretty much true for graphics as of about 10 years ago. Most consumers who don't play games are fine with integrated graphics, or don't unders

The same thing is pretty much true for graphics as of about 10 years ago. Most consumers who don't play games are fine with integrated graphics, or don't understand / care about the difference discrete graphics would make. If all you're doing is browsing the web, email, Facebook, chat apps, etc, a dedicated GPU probably isn't worth it for most people. This might be changing as more non-games utilize GPU compute power, but integrated graphics are also getting somewhat more powerful as compared to entry-level discrete GPUs. If anyone has a good comparison for this change over time, that'd be interesting to see. Related: http://www.forbes.com/sites/adriankingsleyhughes/2012/05/12/the-case-for-and-against-discrete-graphics-cards/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/adriankingsleyhughes/2012/05/12/...