Because they are completely different applications.
Integrated graphics got a shit reputation because retail silicon integrated graphics is usually the cheap "it makes the picture" solution. Hell, most of AMD's performance consumer CPUs don't even have integrated graphics. Intel started that trend over 20 years ago.
Meanwhile, console APUs are built to specifications provided by the console manufacturer, and the silicon is usually based on an existing architecture (PS5 and Xbox Series X/S silicon, for example, is based on AMD's Zen2).
TL;DR - Yes, it is 100% possible to squeeze a powerful GPU into the same package as a CPU. Why don't companies do that with all CPUs? Because it's expensive, and most people who intend to do graphics-heavy loads on their PC tend to just buy a separate GPU of their choice. So with all that, why would the company waste money on a fully-integrated package when half of it will go unused anyway?
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bl4ckp1xx13@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 18 pts · 6d
Well, sure, but the entire console is an integrated system...
You take a 7600XT, solder it straight to the motherboard along with the soldered CPU, and you've got a 7600XT that's technically an integrated GPU.
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 6d
Because they are completely different applications.
Integrated graphics got a shit reputation because retail silicon integrated graphics is usually the cheap "it makes the picture" solution. Hell, most of AMD's performance consumer CPUs don't even have integrated graphics. Intel started that trend over 20 years ago.
Meanwhile, console APUs are built to specifications provided by the console manufacturer, and the silicon is usually based on an existing architecture (PS5 and Xbox Series X/S silicon, for example, is based on AMD's Zen2).
TL;DR - Yes, it is 100% possible to squeeze a powerful GPU into the same package as a CPU. Why don't companies do that with all CPUs? Because it's expensive, and most people who intend to do graphics-heavy loads on their PC tend to just buy a separate GPU of their choice. So with all that, why would the company waste money on a fully-integrated package when half of it will go unused anyway?
csolisr@hub.azkware.net · 1 pts · 6d
Integrated graphics, yes, but with GPU-grade unified (V)RAM and minimal latency with the CPU. That's how they manage to make the APU sing