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    Hardware Acceleration on Video Playback Question

    Discussion in 'HP' started by zeth006, Jul 18, 2011.

  1. zeth006

    zeth006 Traveler

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    Hey all,

    Quick question. Firefox and Chrome seem to crash occasionally if I'm trying to watch a movie in a browser and also multitasking. My GPU-Z shows that the GPU load, even when on dedicated GPU, is at no more than 5% when playing a 480p youtube vid.


    Which version of ATI's drivers support GPU acceleration?

    Here's my version. Please tell me if mine's too old!!

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    kev007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I think only Flash 10.3 onwards support proper video acceleration, updating it should be your best bet.

    If you still see the same issue follow this rule of thumb: always use the latest drivers.
    Nevertheless, you should have GPU Acceleration. Try loading a higher bitrate video and keep an eye on the Video Engine Load.

    EDIT: Okay, that's weird. My version of GPU-Z no longer displays video engine load ... i'm not sure how to explain this. LOL
     
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  3. zeth006

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    Updated to 11.6. I'm going to test it again later using 720p videos I have and youtube vids of varying quality. I have a hunch that video acceleration has been working properly, but Shockwave/Flash or whatnot is just really unstable even this late in the game.
     
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    Confirmed. Falling Skies 720p uses up about 23% of my GPU. A typical youtube vid sits at 0-4%. Clock speeds typically hit 100/150 to 450/799. Guess it wasn't my GPU after all.


    Makes me think I may not be able to rely on my Envy more than another 2 years for really high-quality videos. At the rate things are changing, I may face a day when my Envy can't play higher quality videos (beyond 1080p) without lag.
     
    zeth006, Jul 19, 2011
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