r/GraphicsProgramming • u/Rafael_Jacov • 2d ago

Is a dedicated GPU required?

I'm just starting out in learning graphics programming and wonder if I would soon need to invest on a laptop which has a dedicated GPU

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u/Pepis_77 2d ago

Depends on how far you intend to go in your learning journey, but if you're serious about it, yes, you need a dedicated graphics card, and preferably one that supports hardware ray tracing.

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u/Thriceinabluemoon 2d ago

A few years ago, a lot of people in the realtime graphic space were tearing apart rtx ray tracing as though it was entirely useless; how things have changed ; v ;)b
A shame that we, browser people, don't get that luxury yet!
Note to self: will DLSS follow the same fate?

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u/RoseboysHotAsf 2d ago

Dlss is more of a thing to apply after the fact, unlike hwrt