i7 integrated graphics VS cheap graphics card - worth it?

[NYCypher]

I'm not a gammer and I don't do video editing. I do web design using Photoshop with a duel monitor setup.

Is there much of a difference in what I would see using photoshop between the Intel integrated graphics on an i7 processor vs 2GB AMD Radeon R7 240 [DVI, HDMI, and DVI to VGA Dongle]? The upgrade is $100... worth it?

 

[06yfz450ridr]

It will help if you use photoshop since it will utilize the gpu and take some of the load of your cpu.

that card should be supported in photoshop but check and make sure, I believe nvidia is preferred in this case

 

[ninja85a]

i would say yes because you would be able have the screens at a higher resolution

 

[NYCypher]

I'll be getting 32GB Ram with 250GB SSD. With all the other ram and flash memory I have will the extra memory in the GPU actually make a difference?

I like the point about increased screen resolution and I will also check out nvidia these are things to take into account, thanks.

 

[ninja85a]

im not sure if more memory on the graphic card helps that much with higher resolution but i have the r9 270 and my resolution is maxed at 1080p