Should I remove my HD graphics and run on my APU?

[CatfishOfDoom]

Hi, I have a hd 8470 GPU (seriously crap). Apparently if im using an onboard Graphics card my intergreted GPU will be disabled, So if i remove my graphics card and run my pc alone with my APU, will it perform better or the same? (on games etc.)

 

[Calculagator]

It depends on your APU, but in the vast majority of cases, removing your GPU (even a bad one) will result in worse performance.

 

[captaincharisma]

if you go with your APU graphics its the same as integrated graphics which means it will take away from your ram

 

[rgd1101]

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2911301/950-bottleneck-apu-fit-motherboard.html
look like a A10-6700, yes should be faster depend on your RAM

 

[k1114]

Your other thread mentions a a10 6700 in which case the igpu is better than the gpu. So yes take out the card.

 

[CatfishOfDoom]

It depends on your APU, but in the vast majority of cases, removing your GPU (even a bad one) will result in worse performance.

My APU is A10 6700. will it worsen the performance overall or in certain things?

 

[CatfishOfDoom]

Your other thread mentions a a10 6700 in which case the igpu is better than the gpu. So yes take out the card.

Wait my igpu is actually better than my current onboard one? so I'm supposedly going to get better performance with igpu, by how much?

 

[CatfishOfDoom]

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2911301/950-bottleneck-apu-fit-motherboard.html
look like a A10-6700, yes should be faster depend on your RAM

I actually don't have a lot of RAM, would 8GB be enough to get decent performance?

 

[k1114]

8gb is plenty. A graphics card is not onboard which means on the mobo but yes take the gpu out. I'd say it's around double the performance.

 

[Calculagator]

As long as you have 4GB or more of RAM, your APU's graphics are probably the way to go.

 

[CatfishOfDoom]

8gb is plenty. A graphics card is not onboard which means on the mobo but yes take the gpu out. I'd say it's around double the performance.

Oh great, one more thing, do I need to enable my integrated graphics or will it work as soon as I boot it up?

 

[madmatt30]

It'll work as soon as you remove the card & plug your monitor into the motherboard video out.

You may have to reinstall catalyst on first boot.

& to confirm the 6700's graphics area lot better than your 8470.

 

[CatfishOfDoom]

It'll work as soon as you remove the card & plug your monitor into the motherboard video out.

You may have to reinstall catalyst on first boot.

& to confirm the 6700's graphics area lot better than your 8470.

Wait, I have a HDMI cable connected between my monitor and PC, once I remove my GPU what then?

 

[madmatt30]

Youcshoukd have video outputs on your boards rear panel itself - hopefully you havexan HDMI on there??

 

[CatfishOfDoom]

Youcshoukd have video outputs on your boards rear panel itself - hopefully you havexan HDMI on there??

That's where my hdmi cable is plugged into, the back port of my case,also you mean I need to redownload amd catalyst control?

 

[k1114]

The driver is the same so you shouldn't need to.