Intel Ends Deep Link Support and Updates for Intel-Based Systems

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So, Intel’s been up to some shenanigans again. Deep Link tech—heard of it? Yeah, they just kinda… let it go. Like, officially, it’s not “official” yet, but a guy from Intel let it slip on GitHub. Seriously, can companies just decide on a whim like this? Makes you think.

This tech was this cool thing they launched back in 2022 with Arc Alchemist. We all got hyped up, thinking it’d do wonders for gaming and streaming and all that. Zack-Intel (yep, that’s his name on GitHub) said, “No more updates for you!” all casual, like he’s talking about the weather or something. A user named SapphireDrew found out by accident when he tried running it with OBS Studio. Kinda sucks if you were relying on it because it was supposed to supercharge Intel’s shiny 11th gen processors and the Arc GPUs.

Oh, and get this—an OBS employee chimed in, clarifying that it wasn’t their problem. It’s like a game of tech tag you’re never really winning. But Zack-Intel did get back to SapphireDrew, albeit a month late. I mean, better late than never, I guess?

Intel’s been shouting from the rooftops about how Deep Link boosts performance, cranking up your games and streams. Now, poof! Gone. Just like that, without even a formal announcement.

So basically, Deep Link helps the CPU and GPU play nice together. It divvies up resources, speeds things up. Features like Dynamic Power Share, Hyper Encode, Additive AI—all that jazz. But you’ll need an Intel CPU and GPU to make it work. No love for AMD or NVIDIA in this club.

Now, with Intel washing their hands of it, users might hit a wall when trying stuff. Or maybe things will just stop acting right. Sounds like a mess, right?

Source: Videocardz.