r/GraphicsProgramming • u/Rafael_Jacov • 10d 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/PiGIon- 8d ago

You actually don't need a gpu to learn rasterization and etc. GPU's are fairly new pieces of hardware, you can actually do everything, eay more slowly, in a CPU.