{"id":197764,"date":"2022-07-28T12:37:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T10:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=197764"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:33:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:33:29","slug":"intel-limits-support-processor-graphics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/intel-limits-support-processor-graphics\/","title":{"rendered":"Intel limits game updates to newer Processor Graphics products"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Intel announced plans today to move several of its Intel Processor Graphics families to a legacy support software model. Affected products will receive limited updates as a consequence.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Many Intel processors include graphics components. These are a low-cost alternative to dedicated graphics cards. While limited when it comes to playing modern computer games, running computations or other taxing processes, integrated graphics components work fine for regular use cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intel launched its dedicated Arc graphics card series in 2022 in order to compete with Nvidia and AMD. First generation Arc graphics adapters do not compete with high-end Nvidia or AMD models yet, but Intel plans to change that in coming generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intel Legacy Software Support Model<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Up until now, Intel released regular software updates for all supported processors and processor graphics. These updates fixed security vulnerabilities and bugs in the drivers for the most part. Updates introduced new features in addition to the included fixes, including improvements for new computer games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Intel legacy software support model limits graphics driver package releases for certain Intel Processor graphics families. Affected products move to a quarterly release cadence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major issues, for example, major security issues, may result in the releasing of unscheduled driver packages for affected processor families. For the most part, however, Intel customers should expect four driver package releases per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Processor graphics families that fall under the new legacy software support model receive critical fixes and security vulnerability fixes only. In other words, updates will no longer introduce support for new features or technologies, including optimizations for new computer games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to find out if your PC is affected<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Intel published<\/a> a list of impacted products on its Community website. In short: affected products include Intel 6th generation to 10th generation processor graphics products, as well as related Intel Atom Pentium and Celeron processors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The list is helpful, but only for experienced users and administrators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a quick way to find out whether a PC is affected by the change:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Open the Windows Start Menu, e.g., by clicking on the Start button.<\/li>
  2. Type System Information and select the System Information application from the results.<\/li>
  3. Locate the Processor entry in the System Information window. You find it near the top of the page.