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I thought it was up to the software (for example, a video encoder like Handbrake) to detect whether a processor supported a set of instructions, and then try to
by ValentineC 6y ago
I thought it was up to the software (for example, a video encoder like Handbrake) to detect whether a processor supported a set of instructions, and then try to use them?
- duskwuff 6y agoThat's how it's supposed to work, yes. And any software that does that should probably work fine on Apple Silicon, by falling back to the non-AVX path under emulation. I've seen some poorly behaved Mac software which used AVX instructions without testing for availability. It crashes if run on some older Macs, and it won't work at all on Apple Silicon.