WEBVTT 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:07.120 Linus Tech Tips coverage of CES 2014 is brought to you by ncx.com, your source 00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:11.599 for great technology, selection, and service along with Corsair Memory and 00:00:09.519 --> 00:00:15.200 Western Digital. Better onboard graphics is great for lots of things. We can't 00:00:13.280 --> 00:00:19.119 necessarily all agree on what it's better for. I mean, some people might 00:00:16.640 --> 00:00:24.480 go, "Oh, well, I can use uh graphics cores and Open CL to accelerate certain 00:00:21.840 --> 00:00:28.480 content creation workloads that are more optimal on a graphics core than they are 00:00:26.160 --> 00:00:32.719 in a CPU core." gamers might go, "Oh, well, hey, I can I can, you know, play 00:00:30.720 --> 00:00:36.480 games like Dota 2 or League of Legends on my onboard graphics rather than 00:00:34.399 --> 00:00:40.320 getting a dedicated graphics card." And then folks who just want to enjoy media 00:00:38.559 --> 00:00:45.520 content playback might go, "Oh, well, if my onboard graphics can handle a couple 00:00:42.719 --> 00:00:48.480 consecutive 4K outputs, well, hey, that's great. Then I guess I don't need 00:00:46.719 --> 00:00:52.079 a dedicated graphics card for that." But I think what we can all agree on is that 00:00:50.559 --> 00:00:55.920 one of the best things about onboard graphics is the fact that they're 00:00:53.600 --> 00:00:59.920 tightly integrated with the CPU, which enables lower power to go along with 00:00:58.239 --> 00:01:04.640 that high performance and even lower heat output compared to dedicated 00:01:02.079 --> 00:01:08.080 discrete components. So, we are on a voyage of discovery where we're going to 00:01:06.159 --> 00:01:14.000 be traveling the show floor and the suites to find not necessarily as many 00:01:11.360 --> 00:01:19.119 implementations of Intel Iris series graphics as we can, but definitely the 00:01:16.720 --> 00:01:23.520 widest variety that we can find. So, there'll be like notebooks and all-in- 00:01:20.880 --> 00:01:28.400 ones and even this thing, whatever this is. Stay tuned for that. Okay, I'll tell 00:01:26.320 --> 00:01:31.960 you. It's a computer. It fits in my hand and on my head. 00:01:32.159 --> 00:01:38.560 Okay, it's not really good for that. Now, this isn't exactly what I had 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:44.720 in mind when I first heard about Crystalwell or as it became Iris Pro 00:01:41.280 --> 00:01:46.320 Graphics, but this is the Bricks Pro 00:01:44.720 --> 00:01:50.960 from Gigabyte, and they've actually got a full lineup of them, but what I want 00:01:48.079 --> 00:01:53.360 to focus on is the Pro. So, there are two different ones right here that are 00:01:52.479 --> 00:01:57.159 running a couple of different configurations. This one has an Intel 00:01:55.680 --> 00:02:02.000 Core i7 4770R and I want to show you guys for 00:01:59.680 --> 00:02:07.119 scale what this thing looks like in my very small hands. It really is a 00:02:04.479 --> 00:02:11.680 handheld PC. It's about like two nucks stacked together. We have both HDMI and 00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:15.760 mini DisplayPort out. Gigabit LAN, super speed USB 3 on the back and on the 00:02:13.920 --> 00:02:21.440 front a Kensington lock and what looks like a pretty beefy copper heat sink 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:24.400 inside. It can accept both an MSA SSD as 00:02:21.440 --> 00:02:28.319 well as a 2 and 1/2 in hard drive. But uh what's really impressive about this 00:02:26.480 --> 00:02:31.599 is the fact that this is Battlefield 4 and I'd like to take a moment and show 00:02:29.840 --> 00:02:38.480 you guys the graphics options that we have running. So we are running Battlefield 4 at 720p, medium details, a 00:02:35.840 --> 00:02:43.760 motion blur off, and getting an acceptable gaming 00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:47.040 experience on onboard Intel graphics. 00:02:43.760 --> 00:02:49.120 That is a first. But the Core i7 model 00:02:47.040 --> 00:02:54.959 isn't the only option. So this one right here uses a 467 or rather 00:02:52.200 --> 00:03:02.680 4570R. It also has the same expansion and you can see we're running a 4K video 00:02:57.120 --> 00:03:02.680 demo over HDMI. Ah yes, thank you. 00:03:03.519 --> 00:03:11.760 So, on this one, we've got a 4K demo running on a Seiki TV. And uh I guess 00:03:09.040 --> 00:03:16.400 the if the objective is to show that Iris Pro can handle 4K video playback 00:03:14.239 --> 00:03:19.280 without any difficulty, then mission accomplished. One thing I wouldn't mind 00:03:18.000 --> 00:03:24.440 checking out, and this is something that I didn't necessarily mention we were 00:03:21.440 --> 00:03:28.319 going to do, is I would love to see what 00:03:24.440 --> 00:03:30.640 our CPU usage looks like while this is 00:03:28.319 --> 00:03:37.519 going on. Yes, friends, we are looking at about 29% CPU usage playing back 4K 00:03:35.200 --> 00:03:42.239 video on a machine that can literally fit in your pocket if your pockets are 00:03:39.440 --> 00:03:46.080 very large. In our quest for Intel Iris powered devices, you might say that the 00:03:44.080 --> 00:03:52.959 pickings have become wh I almost dropped it. That would be bad. A little bit 00:03:48.080 --> 00:03:56.840 slim. This is the ASUS Zenbook UX301LA. 00:03:52.959 --> 00:03:59.959 It is an extremely thin Core i7 00:03:56.840 --> 00:04:02.959 irispowered ultrabook that features a 00:03:59.959 --> 00:04:04.560 2560 by 1440 display and of course the 00:04:02.959 --> 00:04:09.200 graphics horsepower to back it up. Did I mention it has Iris inside? On the back 00:04:06.480 --> 00:04:13.760 it has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on the inside. Somehow inside this tiny 00:04:11.280 --> 00:04:18.720 enclosure they've packed USB3 super speed, micro HDMI, more USB3 super 00:04:16.639 --> 00:04:21.840 speed, DisplayPort out, an SD card slot, and of course, well, not of 00:04:20.720 --> 00:04:27.680 course, this doesn't this can't take this for granted. It's got up to 8 gigs 00:04:23.759 --> 00:04:32.320 of memory and up to 512 gigs of RAID 00:04:27.680 --> 00:04:36.600 zero SSD storage, making this one thin 00:04:32.320 --> 00:04:39.040 LED backlit sexy ultrabook iris powered 00:04:36.600 --> 00:04:46.080 device. Oh, sorry. Didn't see you there, guys. I was too busy playing Grid 2 on a 00:04:42.560 --> 00:04:48.080 battery powered 21in all-in-one that's 00:04:46.080 --> 00:04:52.880 running Intel onboard graphics. We're running at 1080p with medium details. 00:04:50.960 --> 00:04:59.440 that actually looks quite excellent. And this is the Sony Viotap 21. Another 00:04:56.800 --> 00:05:06.160 unique Iris design that we haven't seen before. It features a Core i7 4558U. So 00:05:03.040 --> 00:05:08.639 that is a dual core 4thread Core i7 00:05:06.160 --> 00:05:14.639 processor. This particular one has 16 gigs of RAM on it. It's got a 1080p 00:05:11.759 --> 00:05:17.600 display. It's got NFC. And this is the real kicker for me. I mentioned it 00:05:16.080 --> 00:05:22.560 briefly before, but this thing is battery powered. You can actually run 00:05:19.840 --> 00:05:27.120 for a few hours away from wall power should you so desire. And on top of all 00:05:24.560 --> 00:05:31.520 that, it's actually quite slim. So, it's got a nice aluminum backing here. It's 00:05:29.520 --> 00:05:34.560 got a full 10point multi-touch touchscreen. And then it's got a 00:05:33.199 --> 00:05:38.639 gorgeous little aluminum stand that allows you to adjust your angle either 00:05:36.720 --> 00:05:42.000 up more vertical like this as would be suitable for more like desktop use or 00:05:40.720 --> 00:05:46.240 you know if the kids are playing Angry Birds or whatever else. You can actually 00:05:43.759 --> 00:05:52.800 fold it down all the way flat and use it as more of a tabletop style display well 00:05:49.680 --> 00:05:55.120 display and full computer. This is the 00:05:52.800 --> 00:06:00.479 last stop on the Iris train here at the show. This is the Cyberpower Zeus 00:05:58.000 --> 00:06:06.639 Hercules. It features an Intel Core i7 quad core 00:06:02.919 --> 00:06:08.800 4750HQ. So that is pretty much okay. 00:06:06.639 --> 00:06:11.840 It's like a mobile workstation, right? So you can use the quadcore processor to 00:06:10.639 --> 00:06:17.120 do pretty much whatever you want in terms of photo editing or video editing. 00:06:14.000 --> 00:06:19.520 You can use the uh the video decode and 00:06:17.120 --> 00:06:24.080 video encode features on the GPU. So that is the Iris Pro graphics for those 00:06:21.919 --> 00:06:28.199 applications as well. And all of that is within a very very slim form factor. 00:06:26.880 --> 00:06:32.240 Now, with that said, why don't we just sort of step 00:06:30.639 --> 00:06:35.199 aside from the workstation thing for a minute? Okay. Yeah, it's got a 1080p 00:06:33.759 --> 00:06:38.400 display. It looks really great. It's very portable. It's actually reasonably 00:06:37.120 --> 00:06:45.440 lightweight when you consider what you can do with it. But let's talk about the gaming capability of Iris Pro graphics. 00:06:42.720 --> 00:06:48.880 Uh, yeah, okay, CPUs with Iris Pro do consume a little bit more power, but 00:06:47.039 --> 00:06:52.800 remember guys, you don't then need to add a dedicated graphics chip in order 00:06:50.639 --> 00:06:56.479 to get acceptable performance. Now, I've got a friend over at Intel who was kind 00:06:54.800 --> 00:07:00.319 of telling me, "Okay, yeah, Iris Pro, you're looking at 30 40% better than 00:06:58.560 --> 00:07:04.800 Iris, but what does that mean in real life?" What it means in real life is 00:07:02.479 --> 00:07:09.440 that they've actually used this very notebook to run professional tournaments 00:07:07.039 --> 00:07:13.280 with thousands and thousands of people watching them without anybody ever 00:07:11.440 --> 00:07:18.880 actually realizing. So, this is a Starcraft 2 1v1 that they were running 00:07:16.160 --> 00:07:23.280 off of a notebook with integrated graphics. So, I hope this whole showcase 00:07:21.440 --> 00:07:28.160 where we've got all-in- ones with batteries, we've got gaming notebooks 00:07:25.599 --> 00:07:34.639 that don't have dedicated graphics chips, we've got little tiny PCs that 00:07:31.599 --> 00:07:36.800 can hook up and play 4K video. I hope 00:07:34.639 --> 00:07:43.120 this has given you guys some perspective on the variations that can be achieved. 00:07:40.720 --> 00:07:47.120 Variations. Why did I even say that? I was doing really well until like I 00:07:45.199 --> 00:07:49.759 completely jumped off the train of how well that video was going. Anyway, I'm 00:07:48.560 --> 00:07:55.120 not going to worry too much about it. Maybe I was just like too too dazzled by 00:07:53.199 --> 00:07:59.680 all the variety that we just saw. I needed to come up with a new variety of 00:07:56.960 --> 00:08:03.440 word to describe it. Anyway guys, that's pretty much it for our Irish showcase 00:08:01.280 --> 00:08:07.280 here at CES 2014. Like this video if you liked it. Dislike it if you disliked it. 00:08:05.520 --> 00:08:10.639 As always, don't forget to subscribe. And the last thing I'd like to ask you 00:08:08.800 --> 00:08:15.520 guys is out of all the different form factors we saw, which one is your 00:08:14.000 --> 00:08:19.120 favorite in this video? Just leave a comment under the video and let us know.