there are very few CPUs supporting AV1 hw encoding now, all is on the CPU | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		ddalex on July 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Chrome has an API accesible only from *.goo... there are very few CPUs supporting AV1 hw encoding now, all is on the CPU

hot_gril on July 15, 2024 [–]

It's only in newer chips, but it's broader than VP8/9 was. Intel and Nvidia's newest chips support hardware en/decoding of AV1, while Nvidia never supported VP8/9.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact