mpv (definitely the best player for advanced users) does not use it by default. I'll simply quote `man mpv`: > Hardware decoding is not enabled by default, to

mpv (definitely the best player for advanced users) does not use it by default. I'll simply quote `man mpv`: > Hardware decoding is not enabled by default, to keep the out-of-the-box configuration as reliable as possible. However, when using modern hardware, hardware video decoding should work correctly, offering reduced CPU usage, and possibly lower power consumption. On older systems, it may be necessary to use hardware decoding due to insufficient CPU re‐sources; and even on modern systems, sufficiently complex content (eg: 4K60 AV1) may require it.