Are Intel HD Graphics a bad choice for Video Editing?

[amdgraphics]

The title is pretty self-explanatory. I would like to buy a laptop for editing 1080p video, and RAW Files. But I would like to stay under $750, so that's a low price to find a quad core i5 or i7, and still get a good GPU. Thanks!

 

[parani]

Video editing needs a gpu with atleast 2gb vram for stuffs like YouTube video editing. But if u gonna do film makings then u need lot more powerful gpu https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy3iqey42SM

 

[constantine_99]

Video involves graphic, and anything that involves graphic would involves a GPU, the bigger and heavier the video, the better GPU u should have

essentially what the gamers and content creators need are almost the same: decent GPU, RAM, CPU, and SSD (preferred but not a must)
they'll just utilize the different aspect of those decent parts [especially on GPU]

 

[k1114]

The video parani posted contradicts what he said. The vid mentions the igpu on modern laptops is fine as long as it's not something like 4k work. 2gb is definitely not the minimum and gpu performance matters more than vram amount. More vram only helps when the gpu is good enough. Intel igpus since haswell can use 2gb vram and modern ones now have a limit of half the ram. You are not going to consider these igpus powerful or recommend them even though they have high vram. The more power, the smoother and faster your workflow but it's not necessary and you can still work fast enough depending on the work. Being able to work on the go and moving around the laptop is much more advantageous when needed vs a very powerful stationary desktop.

I completely disagree with bit width discussion in the vid. Because of different and more efficient compression algorithms, you can't compare bit depth. It also does not take into account vram speed and type which are all just pieces of the puzzle with the end result being performance. The guy in the vid is getting over his head in specs he doesn't fully understand.

$750 should still get a dedicated gpu. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834861167 I found this in just a few minutes so maybe not a good deal. Dell Inspiron $750, i5 7300hq which is a quad core, gtx 1050, 8gb ram, 15.6" 1080p, 1tb hdd.

 

[constantine_99]

The video parani posted contradicts what he said. The vid mentions the igpu on modern laptops is fine as long as it's not something like 4k work. 2gb is definitely not the minimum and gpu performance matters more than vram amount. More vram only helps when the gpu is good enough. Intel igpus since haswell can use 2gb vram and modern ones now have a limit of half the ram. You are not going to consider these igpus powerful or recommend them even though they have high vram. The more power, the smoother and faster your workflow but it's not necessary and you can still work fast enough depending on the work. Being able to work on the go and moving around the laptop is much more advantageous when needed vs a very powerful stationary desktop.

I completely disagree with bit width discussion in the vid. Because of different and more efficient compression algorithms, you can't compare bit depth. It also does not take into account vram speed and type which are all just pieces of the puzzle with the end result being performance. The guy in the vid is getting over his head in specs he doesn't fully understand.

$750 should still get a dedicated gpu. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834861167 I found this in just a few minutes so maybe not a good deal. Dell Inspiron $750, i5 7300hq which is a quad core, gtx 1050, 8gb ram, 15.6" 1080p, 1tb hdd.

but it's good though, 750$ for that gaming laptop, can't find anything at that kind of price tag in my country XD

 

[amdgraphics]

The video parani posted contradicts what he said. The vid mentions the igpu on modern laptops is fine as long as it's not something like 4k work. 2gb is definitely not the minimum and gpu performance matters more than vram amount. More vram only helps when the gpu is good enough. Intel igpus since haswell can use 2gb vram and modern ones now have a limit of half the ram. You are not going to consider these igpus powerful or recommend them even though they have high vram. The more power, the smoother and faster your workflow but it's not necessary and you can still work fast enough depending on the work. Being able to work on the go and moving around the laptop is much more advantageous when needed vs a very powerful stationary desktop.

I completely disagree with bit width discussion in the vid. Because of different and more efficient compression algorithms, you can't compare bit depth. It also does not take into account vram speed and type which are all just pieces of the puzzle with the end result being performance. The guy in the vid is getting over his head in specs he doesn't fully understand.

$750 should still get a dedicated gpu. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834861167 I found this in just a few minutes so maybe not a good deal. Dell Inspiron $750, i5 7300hq which is a quad core, gtx 1050, 8gb ram, 15.6" 1080p, 1tb hdd.

This was super helpful! I will look into the things you said. Thank you so much; I really appreciate the help!

 

[gaius_iulius]

The guy in the vid is getting over his head in specs he doesn't fully understand.

A youtuber spouting garbage, being in way over his head ... now there's a surprise. :lol:


I agree with everything k1114 said:
As long as you don't work for Spielberg or are on deadlines, needing to pump out eight videos a day, you'll be fine with that Dell machine he linked.

So it might take two or three minutes longer to complete a video ... who cares?
It'll do the job and, being a laptop, it'll do the job at your house/office as well as at Starbuck's.
The only thing I dislike are the 8GB of memory, that's very little for video editing.
The 16GB version of that laptop costs 980 bucks ... $230 difference are too much for an extra 8GB of RAM.

I guess some online searching should find you a similar laptop with 16GB for maybe 900 dollars, that should be fine.

It's bad timing, looking for a machine right now, with memory and graphics card prices at a peak.

 

[amdgraphics]

The guy in the vid is getting over his head in specs he doesn't fully understand.

A youtuber spouting garbage, being in way over his head ... now there's a surprise. :lol:


I agree with everything k1114 said:
As long as you don't work for Spielberg or are on deadlines, needing to pump out eight videos a day, you'll be fine with that Dell machine he linked.

So it might take two or three minutes longer to complete a video ... who cares?
It'll do the job and, being a laptop, it'll do the job at your house/office as well as at Starbuck's.
The only thing I dislike are the 8GB of memory, that's very little for video editing.
The 16GB version of that laptop costs 980 bucks ... $230 difference are too much for an extra 8GB of RAM.

I guess some online searching should find you a similar laptop with 16GB for maybe 900 dollars, that should be fine.

Can't I just buy some 16GB sticks of DDR4 RAM and put it in there?

 

[gaius_iulius]

Sure, you could use a 2x8GB Kit, but make sure to check your mobo and CPU specs first.
That was my first thought, too, when I saw the price of the 16GB model ... the problem is, changing RAM will probably void your warranty with Dell.

 

[amdgraphics]

Sure, you could use a 2x8GB Kit, but make sure to check your mobo and CPU specs first.
That was my first thought, too, when I saw the price of the 16GB model ... the problem is, changing RAM will probably void your warranty with Dell.

What do you mean by checking the mobo and CPU specs first? How would I go about doing that, and what would I have to look for in RAM?

 

[gaius_iulius]

Well, you need to make sure how much RAM the motherboard supports, what types of RAM, and at what frequencies.
Maybe part of the much higher price tag for the 16GB model is a slightly different mobo (improbable, but not impossible).

The same goes for the CPU ... you need to know the memory type and the maximum frequencies.
That's easy to find out ... the i5-7300HQ supports DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, and DDR3L-1600 memory, according to its specs page on the Intel website.

 

[amdgraphics]

Well, you need to make sure how much RAM the motherboard supports, what types of RAM, and at what frequencies.
Maybe part of the much higher price tag for the 16GB model is a slightly different mobo (improbable, but not impossible).

The same goes for the CPU ... you need to know the memory type and the maximum frequencies.
That's easy to find out ... the i5-7300HQ supports DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, and DDR3L-1600 memory, according to its specs page on the Intel website.

Wow! Super appreciative of you to help me out gaius_iulius! I'm really grateful for your help! Thank you so much!

 

[gaius_iulius]

You're welcome.

For fun I've browsed a bit for laptops, especially sites where you can manually configure your machine.
So far, with a GTX 1050, at least an i5 processor and 16GB of memory, I can't get below 950 bucks.

Like I said before, the timing is bad, with memory and graphics card prices through the roof.

If you are in the US, maybe your "Black Friday" will offer you an opportunity, or maybe you can get lucky with a "Christmas Catch", if you aren't in a big hurry to get the laptop.

In my experience you can get what you need most times, if you are stubborn and patient enough ... i.e. search-search-search until you find that one website.

 

[amdgraphics]

Yep, that is what I'll have to do! Thank you so much!