Intel has “no plans” for APO on older CPUs, but that could change

Intel has given a sneak preview of what its Utility Optimization – or APO – can do for video games when utilizing a 14th gen CPU. Nonetheless, it has triggered disappointment in some because it confirmed there are “no plans” to roll APO out to twelfth or thirteenth gen chips.

We appeared on the outcomes of what Intel APO can do for video games when one spherical of testing executed by Talon’s Tech pushed Rainbow Six: Siege to over 1,100 fps. This was trigger for pleasure, on condition that many anticipated Intel to finally roll this know-how again so far as its twelfth gen CPUs.

The target of Intel APO is to take a sport and enhance its efficiency by optimizing the thread scheduling. Within the testing that we noticed, although it was executed on international low graphical settings, the distinction in efficiency, when APO is enabled, was clear as day.

It’s due to this, that Intel twelfth and thirteenth gen house owners hoped to see APO rolled again to be suitable with their chips and breathe new life into their gaming setups. As a substitute, Intel confirmed it has “no plans to help prior technology merchandise with Utility Optimization”.

Whereas this isn’t an entire ruling out, on condition that there are solely two supported video games on the time of writing, it could possibly be that Intel plans to focus its sources on constructing out this library, earlier than addressing which merchandise are supported.

Primarily based by itself benchmarks, Intel suggests {that a} 19% efficiency enhance is feasible with APO in Rainbow Six: Siege at 1080p, whereas a ten% enhance might be anticipated in Metro: Exodus, the one different supported title. We think about the efficiency enhance could possibly be lessened if the tech is adjusted to be suitable with older {hardware}.

However, It’s clear to see why house owners of earlier chips could be determined to see the tech rolled backward, however Intel has made its stance clear, for now.

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