Officially, the last drivers for Skylake (15.45 series) dropped support for (feature level 12_1) and Vulkan API optimizations. More critically, Intel’s official drivers introduced significant performance regressions in modern titles.

In multithreaded workloads, the PHDGDSkylake 2.9 shines, with performance increases of up to 30% compared to similar processors. This makes it an excellent choice for applications such as video editing, 3D modeling, and software development.

. These "PHDGD" (PhD, God Damn) drivers were originally created by the IntelliModder32 community to optimize performance for gaming on low-end hardware, such as the Key Features of PHDGD Skylake 2.9 Performance Optimization

: Restart your PC normally to apply the new graphics profiles.