Intel failing at windows 7.

I'm running windows 7 (still the RC) on my eee, with an Atom N270 and Intel GMA graphics, and honestly, it runs just fine. It's not slow and clumsy at all.

Stupid AMD fanboyism!!!!!!

What's with the random websites...

Well I guess it depends on a few factors like what resolution you are at, and what apps you are using.

Your graphics card probably operates at much lower frequencies in 2d compared to 3d too. If you start searching through a bunch of videos using aero then it will grind most low end systems to a near halt. I tried out the Fusion Media Explorer still using my onboard igp (HD 3300 - the best available), and it was pretty brutal to be honest. An igp just cannot display multiple instances of video media at acceptable standards - and that's the 3300 HD - intel GMA's must be horrible.

So, does this mean that AMD is doing something Intel is not? If so, what is it?

This is a load of BS. I got windows 7 running a new dell laptop with an intel IGP. Aero runs just fine. Intels graphics are terrible yes, but they handle Aero just fine. Now if you got a igp from when vista 1st came out then that may be a different story.

That entire article is crap.

Integrated graphics of the kind that Intel currently offers just doesn’t cut it with Windows 7. It would be far too slow and clumsy. =false

That is going to change quickly. With those changes in the taskbar, the evolution of multi-touch, and the need to see clearly what is happening in that small space of the taskbar, monitors will grow, and graphics memory to feed them will grow by leaps and bounds. HAHAHA epic fail. So people are going to upgrade to big monitors so they can "see clearly what is happening in that small space of the taskbar? This person is a buffoon.

30 Inch touchscreens are not about to become more common. It should not matter anyways if the screen is touch or not anyways to the gpu.

This has nothing to do at all AMD or nvidia. Its about somebody nobody ever heard of with a "review" on a site nobody ever heard of speaking true nonsense.

Intels current igp worked fine with vista+aero and are able to play 720p. And they can do the same on windows 7.

So you're are telling us that Clarkdale will be as good as ati's last generation but you think that wont be good enough? Good enough for what? To run 7 with aero? .

Just stop this BS already. Intels igp's terrible compared to the competition. But they can run Vista or 7's aero no problem. They are not strained to do so. And I know it can also play 720p also without a problem since I did that on the laptop with the IGP.

Bottom line is yes Intels graphics do suck. Do they suck so much they cant deal with aero. NO.

And this is from somebody that has NEVER had an Intel igp in a desktop machine I built or purchased. Nor do I ever see myself doing so. Well not unless my next machine has a igp on the cpu die itself but never mind that for now. My laptop has one simply because the one and only task I got the thing for doesn't need any more graphics power.

i also heard this from an IT at work. He even says his older Pentium 4 system runs great with Windows 7. Not suprising as it seems to love most any hardware.

You mean the people who don't game? Most gamers I know buy a discrete GPU. this has nothing to do with that. Windows 7 will run fine on a Intel IGP for those who actually buy it.

Sorry had to. Until AMD actually creates a GPU, they have nothing to do with it except they own ATI thus they take the glory.

And as said many times before, most gamers do discrete. IGPs are normally used for the necessities. Most buyers are of the baby boomer age. Think they worry about games? not really. They need a PC for work, school and possibly entertainment.

Until that changes, your hatred towards Intels IGPs for gaming is quite useless.

BTW, a friend at work who I sold my old HD2900Pro 1GB to is currently using Intels 4500 series integrated graphics on Windows 7 since the 2900 runs to hot in his small case. He says it runs great and even plays Left 4 Dead and WoW at max settings 30FPS. Gotta love how the article claims one thing yet tons of people who have these so called "crappy" IGPs claim another....

OK, I just looked at the article, and honestly, it's a load of crap. The author is claiming that due to windows 7, the average GPU will have over 512 MB of video RAM soon, which is completely ridiculous and unnecessary. One of the great things about 7 is that aero and most of the other features run perfectly on older and/or slower systems.

The best example of this that I can think of is my eee - it has an Intel GMA 950 generation graphics chip, which is shockingly bad even by Intel standards. It is less than half the speed of a modern Intel IGP, and does not even support hardware accelerated decoding for HD video (or any similar features). Even this rather horrifyingly terrible chip runs 7's Aero interface without a hitch.

Don't get me wrong - there are a number of excellent reasons to get a better GPU than an intel IGP, but 7 running slowly is certainly not one of them.

How effective is CUDA?

Inspired silliness-- both this thread and the original article. Aero's run perfectly fine on Intel GMA on everything after the 915G. That's, what, 3 years now?

FAIL