Will that be sufficient for gamers? First spotted by SquashBionic on, this change was quietly on its product support page.It appears that the integrated graphics cards on 12th-generation processors, as well as Intel’s discrete GPU solutions (Arc Alchemist), both no longer support DirectX 9 natively.Instead of dealing with that support on its own, Intel delegated the task to Microsoft, which will redirect DX9 support to DX12 instead.This will be done through emulation using an open-source conversion layer that Microsoft itself has prepared, known as “D3D9On12. Intel drops support for DirectX 9, but it may be a good thing Digital Trends Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site.Intel drops support for DirectX 9 but it may be a good thing AugShare, and this applies to both integrated Xe graphics on Alder Lake CPUs and discrete Arc Alchemist GPUs.This doesn’t mean that Intel won’t offer access to DX9.Instead, DirectX 9 will be supported through DirectX 12 via emulation. Intel drops support for DirectX 9 but it may be a good thing

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