Intel has been doing graphics parts for ages - going back to their i740 in the '90s all the way through their GMA family of northbridges. They've always been e

Intel has been doing graphics parts for ages - going back to their i740 in the '90s all the way through their GMA family of northbridges. They've always been equivalent to low-end previous-generation parts from ATi and NVIDIA. They've never had anything even remotely comparable until the HD 4000, and even that is a bad joke.