Pascal GPUs came out 6 years ago. Intel has also included hardware decoders on their CPUs with integrated graphics since 2015. It is perfectly reasonable for h

Pascal GPUs came out 6 years ago. Intel has also included hardware decoders on their CPUs with integrated graphics since 2015. It is perfectly reasonable for hardware this old or older to still be in use. But by virtue of being standard in pretty much all new hardware for 6-7 years now, HEVC support is far more ubiquitous in 2022 than AV1. More importantly, I cannot feasibly bring my RTX 3080 with me on a plane. When loading up movies before I travel, I need them in a codec supported by my phone or tablet. HEVC has fit that bill for years now, and will continue to do so until AV1 support has become ubiquitous in mobile hardware and my current devices have been retired.