Video hardware acceleration support
Flash Player 10.1 supports hardware decoding of H.264 video on Windows platforms when running with supported hardware and drivers. For the latest information on supported drivers and GPUs, visit the following vendor sites:
1. AMD/ATI Hardware video decoding of H.264 content in Flash Player 10.1 is supported on AMD/ATI products with UVD2 with the ATI Catalyst™ Software Suite, starting with version 9.11 for the ATI Radeon™ family of products, and driver release 8.68 for the ATI FirePro™ family of products. Family Product Radeon Radeon HD 4xxx (and higher) Mobility Radeon Mobility Radeon HD 4xxx series (and higher) Integrated/Motherboard Radeon HD 3xxx (and higher) FirePro FirePro V3750, FirePro V7750, FirePro V8700, and FirePro V8750 (and later)
For the latest AMD/ATI drivers, see
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx. For some mobile and notebook systems, drivers may only be available from the OEM directly. Notebook drivers are not available from the AMD website.
2. Broadcom Hardware video decoding of H.264 content in Flash Player 10.1 is supported on the Broadcom BCM70012 as well as the BCM70015 video decoding chipset, found in systems with Broadcom Crystal HD Enhanced Video Accelerator hardware. Driver support is available at
http://www.broadcom.com/support/crystal_hd.
Most netbooks with ship with a Broadcom chip also use integrated Intel video chip. An Aero windows theme must be in use for optimal fullscreen performance on such devices.
3. Intel Hardware video decoding of H.264 content in Flash Player 10.1 is supported on Intel® 4 Series Chipset family and the all New 2010 Intel® Core™ Processor Family with Intel® HD Graphics starting with the graphics driver version 15.16.5.2021(8.15.10.2021) for 32/64-bit Windows Vista and Windows 7.
For the Atom/Intel® GMA 500 chipset, hardware decode is supported starting with the graphics driver version 5.2.1.2020 (8.14.10.2020) for 32-bit Windows® 7. For the GMA500, we recommend using an Aero windows theme. Performance is significantly improved for fullscreen playback with Aero-enabled Windows environments. The drivers are available at
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/default.aspx.
Automatically detect the latest driver for your system by using this link:
http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/detect.htm.
To determine if you have a supported Intel platform listed above: Right-click on Desktop -> Personalize -> Display -> Change Display Settings- Advanced Settings. The Adapter Type should be Intel GMA500, Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family, or Intel® HD Graphics
4. NVIDIA Adobe Flash Player 10.1 offers GPU-acceleration for NVIDIA ION and supported NVIDIA GeForce and Quadro-powered PCs. The latest drivers are available at
http://www.nvidia.com/drivers, and the latest list of supported GPUs is available at
http://www.nvidia.com/object/gpus_supporting_adobeflash.html.
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