From: Francisco Herrera <redacted>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:45:09 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: added note for old Intel hardware pre sycl (#18017)
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added note for old Intel hardware pre sycl (#18017)

* added note for old Intel hardware pre sycl

Older hardware used opencl

* typo

* use consistent terms
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diff --git a/docs/backend/SYCL.md b/docs/backend/SYCL.md
index 02a72a9d..f44458ed 100644
--- a/docs/backend/SYCL.md
+++ b/docs/backend/SYCL.md
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ SYCL backend supports Intel GPU Family:
 - Intel Built-in Arc GPU
 - Intel iGPU in Core CPU (11th Generation Core CPU and newer, refer to [oneAPI supported GPU](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/system-requirements/intel-oneapi-base-toolkit-system-requirements.html#inpage-nav-1-1)).
 
+On older Intel GPUs, you may try [OpenCL](/docs/backend/OPENCL.md) although the performance is not optimal, and some GPUs may not support OpenCL nor have any GPGPU capabilities.
+
 #### Verified devices
 
 | Intel GPU                     | Status  | Verified Model                        |