Question CPU with integrated graphics versus CPU without ?

[Vellaura]

Hey all!

I was looking to buy a CPU and was wondering if there where major differences between getting one with integrated graphics and one without. For example the Ryzen 5 5600 series with 'G" and "GT" suffix.
They are all very similar CPUs but one has integrated graphics and one doesn't.

I was thinking as a general rule since they are also similar in price that I would go with the CPU that has the integrated graphics so that if I ever had gpu issues my pc wouldn't become a useless box.

My logic being why not have the additional feature if I have run into some kind of GPU-related problems.

Are there any downsides to getting a CPU with integrated graphics compared to one without?

Thank you

 

[Misgar]

Are there any downsides to getting a CPU with integrated graphics compared to one without?

You might get a CPU without an iGPU to overclock a few MHz faster on liquid Nitrogen. Otherwise, an iGPU is a sensible option when troubleshooting PCIe GPU card problems.

Sometimes non-iGPU Intel CPUs are cheaper than those with an iGPU.