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Flash 10.1 beta 3 adds support for Intel GMA 500

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On February 24, 2010, 5:08 PM

Adobe has released a third beta revision of Flash 10.1 (10.1.51.95) that adds further support for hardware video acceleration. The first public beta of Flash 10.1 launched in November and brought hardware-based H.264 acceleration, significantly reducing CPU workload during HD video playback. In some instances, CPU utilization was cut by half or more when comparing Flash 10.0.32.18 and 10.1.51.45.

While many GPUs from Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom and Intel were initially supported, some integrated solutions like the GMA 500 and GMA 950 were excluded. It's a little hard to distinguish what's new in Flash 10.1 beta 3 because it seems Adobe has merged old release notes with the latest updates (PDF). That said, the GMA 500 is now officially supported, as is the Broadcom Crystal HD accelerator found in Pine Trail-based netbooks, such as Dell's Mini 10 and HP's Mini 210.

Engadget has tried the latest build on the HP Mini 210 and it was able to cope with 720p playback on YouTube. The system didn't fare as well against 1080p video, but updated drivers might resolve that. Have you noticed a boost in performance or decreased CPU usage with Flash 10.1?

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  1. February 24, 2010 7:02 PM
    DeadSoul
    DeadSoul said:

    Using 10.1 for a long time, its very buggy with flash games such as farmville, but youtube-like video sites now noticably fast...

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  2. February 24, 2010 8:39 PM
    Guest said:

    So does the beta include support for gma 950 or no?

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  3. February 24, 2010 11:59 PM
    ET3D, TechSpot Paladin, said:

    GMA 950 doesn't have video acceleration. GMA 500 does. It's great to see this support being made available. It's like owners of GMA 500 netbooks are getting a hardware upgrade.

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  4. February 25, 2010 12:29 AM
    Guest said:

    And us 950 owners are getting left behind..

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  5. February 25, 2010 1:10 PM
    Guest said:

    lol well thats what you all get for buying intel based graphics.

    Reply
  6. February 25, 2010 2:44 PM
    SNGX1275
    SNGX1275, TS Special Forces, said:

    You don't have much of a choice in the netbook field unless you spend more than $400, and at that point you probably shouldn't be buying a netbook.

    Reply

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