Firefox Merges Support for Vulkan Video Decoding
4 hours ago
- #Vulkan Video
- #GPU Decoding
- #Firefox
- Firefox is adding initial support for Vulkan Video decoding for GPU-accelerated video playback.
- Previously, Firefox on Linux relied on VA-API, which lacks universal driver support, especially for NVIDIA and Arm/embedded graphics.
- Vulkan Video offers cross-platform adoption, addressing limitations of VA-API for broader compatibility.
- A bug report requesting Vulkan Video support has been closed after recent development activity.
- Firefox 153.0, scheduled for release on July 21, will include Vulkan Video support, thanks to contributions from NVIDIA and Red Hat engineers.