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

Man, so here’s a wild story that doesn’t even have a proper starting point. I mean, how do you actually start with something that’s just… well, dunzo? So, Intel. Yeah, that big tech company. They officially decided to leave behind this thing called Deep Link. Surprise surprise, it’s not like they shouted it from the rooftops — more like a quiet whisper on GitHub, of all places. Seriously, a GitHub thread. Who even checks those regularly?

Anyway, this technology, Deep Link, launched not too long ago, like 2022-ish when the Arc Alchemist hit the scene. And now, just like that, it’s reaching its end without much of a fanfare. It was an Intel employee — Zack or something — who slyly let users on GitHub know that Deep Link wasn’t getting any love or updates from now on. Honestly, it all started with a user named SapphireDrew, having a rough time getting it to work with OBS Studio. Picture this: you’re trying to stream your gameplay, all excited, and boom, your hopes crash thanks to a driver’s hiccup. Talk about a bummer, right?

So an OBS guy shows up, tells SapphireDrew it’s not their problem, it’s something deeper. And Zack-Intel, chimes in after a whole month to confirm yep, the Deep Link ship has sailed. It’s kinda like those moments where you think help’s around the corner, but it’s a dead-end. For folks who bought these fancy Intel Arc Alchemist GPUs expecting a magic boost, this is, let’s say, kinda frustrating. You know, those performance boosts were supposed to be the selling point or whatever.

Direct quote time here from Zack on GitHub: “Hey @SapphireDrew, FYI, Deep Link’s done for updates, so what you see is what you get now.” Or something to that effect.

Deep Link was supposed to jazz up performance, letting the CPU and GPU dance together like a well-rehearsed duet, sharing power based on who needs it more — sneaky smart stuff like Dynamic Power Share and Hyper Encode were part of this. But now? It’s like they’ve canceled the concert. Well, the duet only worked with Intel’s own CPUs and GPUs, so if you had dreams of mixing it with AMD or NVIDIA, nope, not happening.

At the end of the day, even if the features are still hanging around, they’re like ghosts in the machine. Yeah, they exist, but good luck if something goes wrong. Who’s gonna fix it? Not Intel, that’s who. Thinking of the folks who invested hoping for “elevated gaming, creating, and streaming” — this kinda unexpected plot twist must feel like a splash of cold water.

Source: Some info from Videocardz or something — figured you should know.