Intel "F" variant processors lack iGPU—impact on Vegas/work-arounds?

Ecquillii wrote on 12/28/2025, 8:50 PM

Since Intel processors like the Core Ultra 7 265F lack integrated graphics, how does this impact the video editing workflow in VEGAS?

What are there things to watch for? And are there work-arounds to make up for the deficits?

Desktop:ASUS M32CD

Version of Vegas: VEGAS Pro Version 20.0 (Build 370)
Windows Version: Windows 10 Home (x64) Version 21H2 (build 19044.2846)
Cameras: Canon T2i (MOV), Sony HDR-CX405 (MP4), Lumia 950XL, Samsung A8, Panasonic HC-V785 (MP4)
Delivery Destination: YouTube, USB Drive, DVD/BD

Processor: 3.40 gigahertz Intel Core i7-6700
RAM: 16 Gigabytes
Graphics Card 1: AMD Radeon R9 370; Driver Version: 15.200.1065.0
Graphics Card 2: Intel HD Graphics 530; Driver Version: 31.0.101.2111
GPU acceleration of video processing: Optimal - AMD Radeon R9 370
Enable Hardware Decoding for supported formats: 'Enable legacy AVC' is off; 'Enable legacy HEVC' is on
Hardware Decoder to Use: Auto (Off)

Comments

RogerS wrote on 12/28/2025, 9:11 PM

With VP 21.300 through 23 the iGPU isn't as useful as it used to be assuming you also have a dedicated GPU. The only exception is if you use 10-bit 422 HEVC media an Intel iGPU can decode that with QSV whereas no dedicated video card can in VEGAS (yet; NVIDIA 50XX support is eventually coming).