'It's just a matter of time': Asus suggests integrated GPUs could be the future for gaming laptops sooner than you think

• An Asus exec was asked whether integrated graphics on laptops represented the future of PC gaming
• He replied that "we're definitely getting into the territory where that becomes a possibility" and that "it's just a matter of time"
• The exec acknowledged it's a thorny issue, though, with a whole lot of nuances and other factors to take into account

As integrated graphics take further leaps forward in terms of performance – with the latest being Intel's Panther Lake CPUs – talk has again turned to when discrete GPUs might become effectively irrelevant.

And according to Asus, in an interview with Tom's Guide at CES 2026, we're now getting into the territory where it's possible that integrated graphics could be the future of PC gaming.

For the uninitiated, a discrete GPU, as the name suggests, means a standalone graphics card, as opposed to integrated graphics built ...