Intel’s Application Optimization (APO) has received another round of support updates, expanding the number of game profiles and refining how hybrid Intel CPUs are used while gaming — a move that promises small-to-noticeable frame-rate and frame‑time improvements for certain titles, but that also...
Here’s a clear breakdown of the situation around pairing the RTX 5090 with an old Intel Core 2 Duo in light of Nvidia’s driver change:
What Changed?
Nvidia Driver Update: The latest Nvidia drivers (version 576.40 and later) have dropped the requirement for POPCNT (Population Count) instruction...
Pairing Nvidia’s anticipated GeForce RTX 5090, a GPU likely to shatter performance records, with a relic like Intel’s Core 2 Duo might sound like tech satire. Yet due to a recent and unexpected shift in Nvidia’s driver requirements, this seemingly absurd hardware mashup has moved from the realm...
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