darkknightkryta on 29 May 2011
| padib said: Isn't the GPU more important than the CPU for interactive video output? Why is the main attention being put on the CPU? (I'm just asking an honest question) |
For video processing GPUs can only really decode whatever is programmed in the hardware. If a better encoding algorithm is created only a cpu will be able to decode it. So having a powerful enough processor is a lot more flexible (Should you want to use different codecs or write your own.)
