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Adobe Flash 10.1 Ushers In GPU Accelerated Flash! @ Legit Reviews

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The GPU is just knocking on the CPU door. Another task given to the GPU over the CPU from Adobe is working with Flash 10.1.So what is next for the GPU?

"It's easy to see in the chart above what an incredible difference Flash 10.1 makes! With Flash 10.0, SD played smoothly, while 720P lost a barely noticeable number of frames and 1080P played terribly, bogging down the entire computer so much that Internet Explorer locked up and the process had to be killed in Task Manager. Firefox had a similar locking result, though it did eventually respond on its own. A credit to Google's Chrome sandboxing approach, closing out the browser was immediate even if the video playback was the worst..."

GPU FTW!big grin smile

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