Yes, between the device with hardware accelerated rendering and the device without, the user is likely going to prefer the former because software implementatio

Yes, between the device with hardware accelerated rendering and the device without, the user is likely going to prefer the former because software implementations are much slower and much more power-hungry. Thankfully SVG/CSS filters aren't used a ton on the web but usage has probably crawled up over time - I know many websites now use CSS blur filters.