With Surface Books, does the GPU make a huge difference compared to the integrated graphics?

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With similarly spec'd Surface Books, with the same processor and RAM, does the GPU option make a huge difference in performance, compared to CPU powered graphics? And would the GPU option make a difference in CPU heat, since the CPU doesn't have to handle graphics as well as everything else it's doing?