Hardware acceleration enables you to shift the audio tasks from the CPU to the sound card so that the CPU isn't slowed down by audio requests and so that games and other audio-intensive applications ...

Gaming on Linux has long been considered one of the most difficult things to do until the addition of Steam Client. As the service progresses, new updates are being released to make the experience ...

We'll make this one short and sweet. Late last week, several outlets reported that Apple had released a new API called the Video Decode Acceleration framework. According to the document: "The Video ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

Microsoft has introduced a new interesting feature in Windows that is named Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling. This feature is part of the WDDM 2.7, which effectively reduces latency and increases ...

On Monday, Mozilla will be releasing the latest beta of its new Firefox 4 beta 4, which will bring Windows hardware acceleration and a major interface change called tab sets. The tab sets, formerly ...

The processor of current PCs is usually powerful enough to work smoothly with all types of content. However, some processes put a higher load on the processor — for example, when you watch videos.

Hardware acceleration uses specialized hardware components of your computer to perform certain tasks more efficiently than the system’s main processor (CPU) alone could. This is particularly useful ...

VMware, as a virtualization platform, provides various features or options to enhance the functionality and performance of the VMs. One such option is 3D acceleration, which helps us enhance our ...

Several factors can cause Discord high CPU usage. The cause could be due to hardware acceleration, CPU cores issue, background processes, or system configuration, just to name a few. You will need to ...

Turn off your extensions, check for an update, and turn off hardware acceleration Reviewed by Christine Baker Reviewed by Christine Baker Sometimes, Google Chrome experiences a black screen on Windows ...