Re: Integrated Video Cards
You are correct, they aren't for gaming, and other high performance applications. They use system Ram for the video memory so this can cause a performance drop. As for why they are being used, the answer is simple they are cheap!
Re: Integrated Video Cards
Spend the extra money and get an actual video card. I had an integrated video card and once i saw the slow performance I went out and bought a card. If you plan on playing any games or anything that uses the graphics card to some extent, you might as well get a card. Less trouble and less headaches.