It turns out you can play Saints Row without a graphics card, as the sandbox crime caper will work on an iGPU. The recently released reboot s a growing list of games that'll run just fine without dedicated AMD or Nvidia pixel pushers, like Spider-Man Remastered.
According to YouTuber RandomGaminginHD, Saints Row runs just fine without a graphics card, and you can even play at 1080p with an AMD Ryzen 7 5700G U. The benchmark enthusiast also explores the world of Santo Iles using an Athlon 3000G and Intel Core i3 12300, all while maintaining a frame rate over 30fps.
Naturally, playing Saints Row using a U rather than a graphics card comes with caveats, as dialling back its settings to low is a must. Nevertheless, the fact you can get the sandbox adventure running at all without dedicated hardware is impressive, and it's a testament to the game's impressive optimisation.
We'd still recommend playing Saints Row using the best graphics card you can get hold of, as it'll enable you to Ayaneo.
There's something particularly amusing about exploring games that'll run without a graphics card, especially since gaming laptops and rickety rigs in the future, especially if GPUs continue to fetch a price.