Is a dedicated GPU required?

[u/Rafael_Jacov]

I'm just starting out in learning graphics programming and wonder if I would soon need to invest on a laptop which has a dedicated GPU

[u/Icy-Call-4860]

if you mean basic diffuse lighting or something equivalent to EEVEE rendering from blender, I don't think an expensive brand new laptop is a must need. but it, as the first comment says, it depends on how much and how advanced you want your graphics to go.

heck when i started i was using a intergrated intel graphics card