Integrated Graphics Card: Video Rendering & Animations?

Hey, I have some questions regarding this integrated graphics card in a laptop I'm considering buying:









Knowing already that this video card cannot play games well, I was wondering if it can perform well in other areas.

Can this integrated graphics card perform well at:

1) Video Rendering? (such as Adobe Premiere Pro or something)

2) 3D Modeling and Animation? (such as Blender or Maya)

All in all, it would be nice to know how well integrated graphic cards like this one can perform when not playing games.

Thanks!

 

I believe (but am not positive) that video rendering is mainly a CPU-intensive task.

3D modeling will probably kill integrated graphics as it is quite graphics-intensive. But if you dropped down from 6GB of RAM to 3 or 4, and chose the 2.0GHz P7350, you could get a much better graphics card than Intel integrated.

 

Yeah, the only problem is this laptop's specs only offer the Integrated Graphics.

Sounds like a good idea though. Thank you.

 

Video rendering and editing are mainly CPU and Ram intensive. I believe GPU will help, but not too much. A fast HDD will also help as well. As for the 3D modeling, it will be a pain on that GPU is well.

To be honest, I would say get a different laptop.

 

http://www.blender.org/features-gallery/requirements/
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=7639522

Absolutely not for Blender or Maya; both require OpenGL hardware acceleration. That means making use of the GPU, which they recommend should have between 256MB and 768MB of dedicated VRAM. Those requirements also are demanding in terms of RAM and processing power; you would be better off buying a desktop workstation for such programs to save money or preparing to shell out more for a more capable laptop.

EDIT: to point you in the right direction, something like the Sager NP8662 with an Nvidia 260M GTX graphics card (or something with a similar GPU) would be more than capable of running the programs mentioned above. The cooling system in a Sager would handle nicely as well.

 

Hey, ignore my previous post. I just found out that I can change my graphics card. Instead of the integrated graphics card, I chose:

512MB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 4530

Could this run 3D modeling programs well then?

Oh, also, will it have a siginificant impact on my laptop's battery life? I'll be using a 12 cell battery.

 

The term "well" is subjective. If you mean well as compared to the the 4500MHD, then yes, it will run 3D apps very well. Otherwise, no, it will not run 3D apps very well.

For battery life, it is on the lower end of the totem poll, but during normal usage, it shouldnt make too much of an impact. If you plan on going mobile rendering images and 3d modeling, then it will have a much more significant impact. The exact amount I can say, since I know neither the TDP of the HD 4530, nor the average battery life of the laptop you chose with a 12-cell battery.

 

Step up to the Radeon 4650 if you can. It's a MUCH more powerful chip.