Integrated graphics update :

While a majority of the PCs being sold are used only with integrated graphics,the integrated graphics market hasnt been living upto its expectations.They can indeed handle web browsing,word,etc but they suck really great when it comes to gaming and some 3D stuffs.

Intel has been commenting on its next big IGP ever since the Extreme graphics days.But till now upto the G45 they havent yet delivered upto the performance level of AMD/ATi and nvidia IGPs.AMD has made great strides recently with its 780G chipset and recently released 790GX one.These can atleast play any latest game at low details.

Thigs change a lot when it comes to the future.AMD is planning on its fusion processors where the graphic chip is integrated into the processor itself.Intel on the ohter hand is working on the Larrabee graphics chipset to compete with stand alone graphic cards.

While many may argue that going to graphic card is the way to go for 3D stuffs,IGPs do offer minimal power consumption and heat production that cant even be matched by stand alone ones.

So the future of graphics may unfold a major turn with fusion or something from intel.