Intel Deprecates DirectX 12 Support on 4th Gen Intel Core (Haswell) iGPUs Due to Security Vulnerability

[Tsing]

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DirectX 12 applications are no longer meant to run on the integrated graphics of Intel’s 4th Gen Core “Haswell” processors. This is owed to a new security vulnerability, which prompted Intel to release a new driver (15.40.44.5107) that deprecates the DirectX 12 capabilities of various Iris and HD Graphics controllers. Haswell users who wish to run DirectX 12 applications on their iGPUs will need to downgrade to the 15.40.42.5063 (or older) driver.



From Intel:



A potential security vulnerability in Intel Graphics may allow escalation of privilege on 4th Generation Intel Core processors. Intel has released a software update to mitigate this potential vulnerability. In order to mitigate the vulnerability, DirectX 12 capabilities were deprecated.



Intel Graphics Controllers affected:



4th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel Iris Pro...

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[Brian_B]

It’s not good, but realistically - dropping DX12 on IGP isn’t losing much.

 

[Dan_D]

I don't think integrated GPU's on CPU's of that era can do much in the way of DX12 gaming in the first place.