![]() I headed to PC World Labs to put Adobe’s claims to the test. ![]() ![]() This is great news for anyone with an ION-based netbook, for example, or a PC with a fairly recent Nvidia or ATI GPU. Using the GPU instead of the processor should dramatically improve streaming HD video experience. Over the past few years graphics card vendors have developed ways to put this power to work for everyday computing duties. Modern graphics cards have tons of computing power, while the Atom chip that powers most netbooks is relatively weak compared to desktop and traditional laptop processors. If your PC has a supported Nvidia or ATI graphics card (supported cards are listed in this release notes PDF), Flash Player 10.1 will use it alongside your processor to better decode streaming video from sites like YouTube and Hulu. Adobe Flash Player 10.1 with GPU acceleration–now in beta–promises to dramatically improve the streaming HD video experience on computers that lack top-notch processors. Artwork: Chip TaylorIf you’re thinking of buying a netbook but you’re not sure how well it’ll handle full-screen HD Flash video, Adobe has a solution.
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