🎞️ Hardware Codec Support Matrix
The ultimate validation tool for media geeks. Bypasses players and queries your graphics driver directly via WebCodecs to uncover true hardware acceleration capabilities for 4K HEVC, AV1, and more.
HW Hardware Accelerated
SW Software Fallback (CPU)
N/A Not Supported
| VIDEO CODEC | DECODE 1080P | DECODE 4K | ENCODE 1080P | ENCODE 4K |
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💡 Pro Tip: HW vs SW
Modern GPUs have dedicated silicon (like NVENC) for video processing. HW (Hardware) means encoding/decoding is offloaded to the GPU, keeping CPU usage near 0%. SW (Software) means your CPU has to brute-force the processing, resulting in high temperatures and loud fans during 4K playback.
Modern GPUs have dedicated silicon (like NVENC) for video processing. HW (Hardware) means encoding/decoding is offloaded to the GPU, keeping CPU usage near 0%. SW (Software) means your CPU has to brute-force the processing, resulting in high temperatures and loud fans during 4K playback.