[SOLVED] Which GPU will the PC use: The Onboard Gpu or the Integrated Gpu on the CPU?

[Themistocles Konstantinou]

I'm thinking of bying a new PC, and the CPU and Motherboard have a GPU in them. Which one will the PC use and select as primary if I conect the monitor to the motherboard's VGA/HDMI output. Also, is there a way to switch between them?


CPU: i5 10600Kwith UHD 630
Motherboard: Asrock B460M Pro4

 

[Colif]

your motherboard doesn't have a GPU in it, the HDMI/VGA attached to it are for the CPU which has Integrated UHD 630
If your CPU didn't have the UHD, you wouldn't get any vision attaching a cable to the mb ports.

Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B460M Pro4/index.asp#Specification

 

[Themistocles Konstantinou]

your motherboard doesn't have a GPU in it, the HDMI/VGA attached to it are for the CPU which has Integrated UHD 630
If your CPU didn't have the UHD, you wouldn't get any vision attaching a cable to the mb ports.


https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B460M Pro4/index.asp#Specification

Thank you so much, I am new here and I already like this forum. Even though you were corerct, I will propably choose another motherboard.

 

[Colif]

Okay, i will simplify it. The only motherboards (apart from obscure ones) with built in GPU are in laptops, I don't think you will find any Desktop motherboards with a built in GPU. Most motherboards will have the VGA/HDMI/Display Ports available for your processor to use, but you can't use them unless CPU has graphics cores.