My HTPC could really use something newer than a GT 730, lol. Paying full price for a GT 1030 right now seems insane, but it's the best we can get in the half-height passive category.
You guys can move up from Intel HD Iris Pro: to a GT 1030, or a GTX 750Ti, or a GTX 1050, or GTX 1050Ti, or GTX 1650-LP.
I would avoid AMD GPUs when it comes to HTPCs. Either out of stock, requires additional pin-power, too slow, or sometimes other issues. Otherwise, move from SFF cases to a different case that allows larger GPU cards and larger PSUs.
Low-end, low-TDP, fanless dGPUs are rapidly becoming a niche within a niche. For that matter, iGPUs are increasingly competitive with low-end passive GPUs.
Well, support for video modes (24 fps, 23.976 fps, 30 fps, multiple displays, 4k60, ...) and codecs might be better in discrete GPUs - not to mention operating systems other than Windows. So, an integrated GPU might simply not support one of the configurations you desire - either in hardware or in software on your specific operating system.
That would be quite unfortunate for the case where you need multiple low-end GPUs. Or where you want a high-power CPU that doesn't have an iGPU along with an additional monitor output or two.
That actually isn't a trivial task. It would take months and would redirect precious development resources, which are FAR better used on upcoming products like Zen 4 and RDNA 3. If they had Intel's resources, maybe... but they don't. Intel WILL catch back up in a flash if AMD doesn't stay laser-focused on their future architectures.
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shabby - Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - link
Already sold out!WaltC - Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - link
As they haven't yet shipped, that would be a thing, definitely...;)Dolda2000 - Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - link
I was really hoping for some fanless designs in this timeframe, but judging from what's on display, that doesn't seem to be the case. :(evilspoons - Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - link
My HTPC could really use something newer than a GT 730, lol. Paying full price for a GT 1030 right now seems insane, but it's the best we can get in the half-height passive category.StevoLincolnite - Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - link
Yeah, got a GDDR5 Geforce 1030, half height, fanless in my ITX Core 2 Quad Q9650 PC. Which is *fine* for 720P gaming.Something newer and faster would be good.
Will probably upgrade the CPU once DDR5 rolls around.
Kangal - Thursday, January 14, 2021 - link
You guys can move up from Intel HD Iris Pro:to a GT 1030, or a GTX 750Ti, or a GTX 1050, or GTX 1050Ti, or GTX 1650-LP.
I would avoid AMD GPUs when it comes to HTPCs. Either out of stock, requires additional pin-power, too slow, or sometimes other issues. Otherwise, move from SFF cases to a different case that allows larger GPU cards and larger PSUs.
Dolda2000 - Thursday, January 14, 2021 - link
I'd really like to move from nVidia to AMD though, if only for the Linux driver situation.Alexvrb - Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - link
Low-end, low-TDP, fanless dGPUs are rapidly becoming a niche within a niche. For that matter, iGPUs are increasingly competitive with low-end passive GPUs.Calin - Wednesday, January 13, 2021 - link
Well, support for video modes (24 fps, 23.976 fps, 30 fps, multiple displays, 4k60, ...) and codecs might be better in discrete GPUs - not to mention operating systems other than Windows.So, an integrated GPU might simply not support one of the configurations you desire - either in hardware or in software on your specific operating system.
Dolda2000 - Wednesday, January 13, 2021 - link
That would be quite unfortunate for the case where you need multiple low-end GPUs. Or where you want a high-power CPU that doesn't have an iGPU along with an additional monitor output or two.JlHADJOE - Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - link
If the new arch is so efficient maybe they can backport it and fab the entry and midrange GPUs at GloFo.Alexvrb - Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - link
That actually isn't a trivial task. It would take months and would redirect precious development resources, which are FAR better used on upcoming products like Zen 4 and RDNA 3. If they had Intel's resources, maybe... but they don't. Intel WILL catch back up in a flash if AMD doesn't stay laser-focused on their future architectures.