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		cubefox on Feb 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Khronos Releases AV1 Decode in Vulkan Video with S... Does this mean they decode AV1 using a compute shader as a fallback for GPUs that don't include an AV1 ASIC?

zamadatix on Feb 2, 2024 | [–]

That's up to each driver to decide. Support for the extension isn't mandatory, it's just meant to expose the hardware on GPUs.

fulafel on Feb 3, 2024 | [–]

There's no shader fallback included, it's just a extension spec for the accelerator interface.

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