Intel abandons native support for DirectX 9 games in favour of emulation

In essence, while modern Intel GPUs will lack dedicated drivers for older DX9-only games like Unreal Tournament, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and Team Fortress 2, you should still be able to play them on this newer hardware, and the new reliance on D9D9On12 mapping layers shouldn’t have a noticeable negative impact on gameplay.