Resolved Help me understand two graphics cards

I am seriously thinking of buying a new HP laptop tomorrow. It has a 6th gen i7 quad core CPU, and its graphics card is an Intel HD 530.

I googled for a comparison with the graphics card in my 4 year old laptop (Radeon HD 6520G), and from this site, it appears that the Radeon is better.

Intel Graphics

Radeon Graphics

I'm finding it hard to believe that a 4 year old graphics card in a computer that I've been looking to replace b/c I believe it was cheaply put together, is better than one that is going into a new, quad core CPU.

Can someone explain this to me---is this Intel card really a dud?

For what it's worth, I mainly do word processing and web surfing, with some video watching. I would not need it for gaming at all.

 

A little more reading and better understanding for you.

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compar...-Skylake-vs-AMD-Radeon-HD-6520G/m33102vsm7806

 

Mr. Bill, your link sure makes it look like the Intel card is much better. OK, that makes sense.

Thanks.

I'm still wondering, though--did I misunderstand the links I gave above, or is it simply a matter of different reviewers can have different criteria?

 

OK, but Mr. Bill's link actually indicated that the new card was better. Could you venture a guess and tell me whose link was more accurate? Not trying to be argumentative at all. Its just that I'd like to know if I'm setting myself up for a lot of browser crashes over the next 4+ years, if I get the Intel card.

The new laptop does come with a $60 upgrade (optional) for an Nvidia GeForce 940M. I'd prefer to stick with teh Intel, if I could, because I'm not doing a lot of gaming at all, and this is coming in right at the top end of my budget.

 

It is important to note that new computers don't necessarily use the latest technologies.

Also, especially with integrated graphics solutions, you need to look at other factors too - including the CPU, the amount of system RAM, and motherboard bus speeds. The 6th gen i7 CPUs are amazing and when teamed with Intel's integrated graphics, will serve you very well for your intended purposes.

I will make one suggestion, however, to ensure you do not bottleneck your CPU or graphics, get a notebook that uses a SSD and not a HDD. You will not be disappointed. Performance gains will be very significant, the SSD will generate less heat - always importantly with notebooks. And because SSDs are much more efficient, you will see longer battery run time too.

And if me, I would opt for 8Gb of RAM.

 

OK thanks everyone for explaining all this to me.