Today i noticed under Settings – Appearance (scroll to the bottom), By default, Discord has hardware acceleration on stating “Turns on Hardware Acceleration which uses your GPU to make Discord smoother, Turn this off if you are experiencing FPS drops in games”.
Hereof, does discord use CPU or GPU?
1] Enable or Disable Hardware Acceleration
It may sound a little confusing but stick with me on this one. Discord uses its Hardware Acceleration feature to use your computer’s GPU to its limit in order to do graphic-intensive tasks.
- Disable hardware acceleration. Hardware acceleration, according to Discord, can make Discord function smoother when it’s enabled. …
- Turn off voice processing features. …
- Update your device drivers. …
- Reinstall Discord.
Considering this, should I turn off Discord Hardware Acceleration?
Hardware acceleration is not necessarily the cure to all Discord issues. If your graphics card (or PC, more generally) is struggling under the strain of modern gameplay, hardware acceleration can cause even more issues, leaving you no option but to disable it.
What is H 264 Hardware Acceleration Discord?
Enabling Hardware Acceleration uses your GPU to make Discord function smoother. It’s recommended to be turned off if you experience frame drops in your games. You may need to restart your Discord in case it doesn’t directly apply.