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Hardware video decoding is done by a single-purpose chip on the graphics card (or dedicated hardware inside the GPU), not via software running on the GPU. Addin
by plorkyeran 5y ago
Hardware video decoding is done by a single-purpose chip on the graphics card (or dedicated hardware inside the GPU), not via software running on the GPU. Adding support for a new video codec requires buying a new video card which supports that codec.
- The_rationalist 5y agoWhile this is true (GPUs have embedded video ASICs), are there software GPU decoders for video codecs that outperform CPU decoders (and do not use the hardcoded GPU ASICs)? This would allow newer codecs to become mainstream more quickly vs the inertia of needing to buy a new GPU.