How is that working out for Inquisition or Far Cry 4? Is it smooth and stutter free? You obviously won't go near 60FPS, is 30FPS even achievable at 1080p without maximum ugly settings? Will it hold up for GTA V or Witcher 3? Compromises again.
You do realize that not everyone plays at max settings right? Some people play on bare minimums and are happy with it.
I played GTA San Andreas on integrated graphics (When the game was brand new my laptop was not fast by ANY means or even a gaming laptop). I turned down all the settings. I enjoyed the game like no other. Best GTA game I ever played and at the lowest settings possible to enjoy it.
Kind of hard for you users who spend $2k+ on your systems to believe but people do manage it.