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The changes will only affect computers with x86 processors, and Google states that only a small number of users may be affected as the number of computers still using SSE2 is relatively small.
The company explains: 'Chrome will no longer be usable on computers with x86 processors that support SSE2 but not SSE3. This is expected to reduce Chrome usage on Windows to a very small extent. Our analysis indicates that there are very few Windows computers running Chrome with x86 processors that do not support SSE3.'
Chrome 87 will start displaying notifications if any device fails to meet the new minimum CPU requirements for installing Chrome 89.
Google hopes the impact on Windows and Linux will be insignificant, while on Mac there will be no impact at all as the company only provides 64-bit builds for macOS. The company further states: 'Until we require SSE3, Chrome will warn affected users (with x86 CPUs not supporting SSE3) that their computers will soon be unsupported.'
The majority of Google Chrome users may not pay attention to this change. However, some will no longer be able to install the latest version of the browser.
Most processors manufactured after 2005 support SSE3, so the majority of modern computers can run the latest version of Chrome. That's why Google says the impact on Chrome usage is extremely small.
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