Integrated graphics
The graphics are part of the processor. They use the computer's main memory, take very little power and add nothing to the price. They are fine for browsing, documents, video, photo editing and lighter games.
Dedicated graphics
A separate chip, on its own card in a desktop or soldered to the board in a laptop, with its own fast memory (video memory, or VRAM). It uses more power and makes more heat, and in return it does far more. Recent demanding games, 3D work, high resolution video editing and some AI work are where it counts.
Laptops often have both
Many gaming and creator laptops carry both and switch between them. Light jobs run on the built-in chip to save the battery, heavy ones on the separate chip. That is why a browser on such a laptop often reports the built-in one. There is a page on that.
How to tell which one you have
- Names with UHD, Iris Xe or just Radeon Graphics are built into the processor.
- GeForce, Radeon RX and Intel Arc A-series are separate graphics cards.
- Apple M-series chips have the graphics built in, sharing memory with the processor.
The checker on the home page gives the answer for the chip your browser is using. The names guide explains the rest of the naming.
Apple chips are a slightly different case
On a Mac with an Apple chip the processor, graphics and memory sit together in one design and share one pool of memory. The graphics are built in, but the arrangement is not the same as on an older laptop with a small Intel graphics chip.