On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 7:46 AM, Todd Goodman <t...@bonedaddy.net> wrote: > * Jorge Almeida <jjalme...@gmail.com> [170327 18:04]: >> This may be a stupid question, for one of two possible reasons, but >> here it goes: >> >> I'm thinking of buying a recent Intel CPU (7th generation, in >> saleslang), say an i5-7400, and it came to mind, not too late yet, >> that the integrated GPU may not be supported in linux. I'm talking >> about the latest kernels, not necessarily the gentoo-packaged one. >> Anyone knows something about it? And if not supported, is it likely >> that it will be sometime soon? I can use a spare Radeon card >> meanwhile... >> >> (And, for someone who is not a gamer, is a 7th generation CPU worth it >> at all, as opposed to a 6th generation one?) >> >> Any input is appreciated >> >> Jorge Almeida > > Not a stupid question, but also not a concern in my opinion. > > I've built a number of desktop machines using Intel i7 (mostly) CPUs > with integrated GPU and all have been supported well in my > gentoo-sources kernels. > > I find Intel GPU support "just works" far more often than AMD or nVidia. > > Of course for heavy duty gaming then those go into a machine. > > But the Intel machines seem to have decent support for "lite" gaming > (though certainly not "heavy duty") > > Todd >
The iGPU on my i4770K performs much better than I ever expected. Playing Minecraft with a large number of mods is a decent stress test of both CPU and GPU capacity and it seems to be able to max out the settings like a graphics card might. I'm not entirely sure there are programs or games that run natively on Linux that can exceed the capabilities of an iGPU, save GPGPU libraries or CAD software.
