Even without it some boards let you update at BIOS boot without compatible CPU as CPU is just need for basic use (needs to be pin and electronically compatible). Flashback works without even need for a CPU in it as you don't need to switch on the...
W11 LTSC announced so there will be people with newer hardware switching to W11 as the stable standard. Not sure CPU with NPU will be taken into account.
A pascal card will last forever. There's not going to be any new graphics after China occupies Taiwan and North Korea nukes South Korea, and after that Windows 12 will be too late for WW3 and the world as we know it.
So yeah Pascal if fair enough...