Intel APO is getting support for more games soon

Intel's Application Optimisation (APO) technology, which offers game-specific performance boosts for its CPUs, is here to stay, but its future development may leave some users behind. In a Reddit discussion, a user claiming to be an Intel developer shed some light on the future of the software, confirming that support for more games is coming soon, and more is planned for the future. 

According to Intel developers who wrote on Reddit (via Uniko's Hardware), the company is still actively developing APO and plans to grow its capabilities for future applications. Additionally, the developer claims APO will start to have updates in a “~quarterly release cadence”. This should reassure users of the new Core Ultra 200 series that the technology will still be relevant in the future.

However, the developer also shared unfortunate news for owners of older-gen CPUs. When asked about APO's future, they explained that due to resource constraints and the complexity of testing across different hardware configurations, the team is now focusing its efforts on supporting current and upcoming processor generations. Support for the older 12th and 13th Gen CPUs is reportedly no longer a priority.

While APO was officially expanded to support the entire LGA-1700 platform after its initial 14th Gen launch, the developer claims suggest that owners of 12th and 13th Gen CPUs are unlikely to see a significant number of new game profiles added in the future. The existing optimisations will likely remain, but it seems that new game support will be primarily targeted at the Core Ultra 200 series and whatever comes next.

This is a fairly standard industry practice as platforms mature. Still, it serves as a valuable example for those who invested in the LGA-1700 platform, hoping for long-term APO game updates.

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