No APO tech for 12th or 13th-gen CPUs
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Intel's game-boosting Application Performance Optimization (APO) won't be available for 12th or 13th-gen CPUs.
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APO is a software feature that dramatically boosts gaming performance.
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A recent statement from Intel confirmed that APO won't be supported on older processors.
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APO efficiently distributes processing load between cores, resulting in a 15% increase in framerate.
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Currently, APO is only supported on the Core i9 14900K and some high-end motherboards.
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Only two major games, Metro Exodus and Rainbow Six Siege, are compatible with APO.
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Intel's decision not to support older processors with APO may give AMD an advantage in the high-end PC gaming market.
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Adding APO to older hardware would have been a nice gesture from Intel.
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