Well, here we go… so Intel just kinda, well, decided to drop its Deep Link tech. Not in a “Hey everyone, big news!” kind of way. Nope, just a quiet note on GitHub. I mean, they launched this thing back in ’22 with their Arc Alchemist. But now? Yeah, it’s pretty much done.
Here’s the scene: Zack-Intel—totally sounds like a superhero name, doesn’t it?—jumps into a thread. Some user, SapphireDrew, was going head-to-head with Deep Link and OBS Studio. It’s like when you’re trying to bake a cake but the oven’s acting up. Only, in this case, OBS was like, “Not me, it’s the drivers!” So Zack-Intel swoops in after a month and says, “Oh, by the way, no more updates for Deep Link.” Gotta feel for the folks who bought those fancy Intel Arc Alchemist GPUs thinking they’d get a performance boost. I mean, who doesn’t want better gaming, right?
And let’s talk about Zack’s note—straightforward, yet somehow lacking the fanfare you’d expect. Maybe Intel thought a casual GitHub shout-out was the right vibe? Who knows.
Deep Link was supposed to be like this magical bridge—making CPUs and GPUs work together like a well-rehearsed band. Hyper Encode, Additive AI… sounds like ingredients for a tech smoothie. They promised all this jazz about elevating gaming and streaming. I guess now it’s more like, “Thanks for playing, but our band’s taking a break.” And Intel never formally shouted about it. Surprise, surprise.
So, if you’re using AMD or NVIDIA GPUs, this isn’t about you. Deep Link was strictly an Intel thing—like a club with a ‘No Outsiders’ policy. Now, though, even card-carrying members might hit snags. They’ll be like, “Does this thing even work?” and Intel’ll just shrug. Oh well. That’s tech for ya.
Source: (Yeah, I found this on Videocardz or something.)
