Integral video is rising to new heights of importance over the past year.  Previously only found in machines that run Office applications and maybe a little light surfing, the new AMD and nVIDIA solutions can handle 3D games and HD video.  Intel is countering with the G45 Express chipset and it’s Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD, a model number that sounds far more like an AMD product than an Intel one.  Check out The Tech Report to see how it fares against AMD’s 780G and Nvidia’s GeForce 8300.

“AMD and Nvidia have beefed up their integrated graphics chipsets to offer decent gaming performance and Blu-ray decode acceleration. We take Intel’s latest G45 Express for a spin to see if it can keep up with the graphics giants.”

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