What is Chrome hardware acceleration and is it enabled?

Or, use the menu button at the top right of the web client to chooseSettings.

Scroll to the very bottom of that page and choose theAdvancedlink.

Chrome Settings button in browser

Scroll to the very bottom of that page of options to find additional options.

Under theSystemheading, locate and enable theUse hardware acceleration when availableoption.

If you’re told to relaunch Chrome, exit all open tabs and then open Chrome again.

Advanced button in Chrome settings

Locate the section on that page calledOverride software rendering list.

pick the blueRelaunch Nowbutton when it appears at the bottom of Chrome after enabling hardware acceleration.

Return to thechrome://gpupage and check whether acceleration is enabled.

Use hardware accelleration when available toggle switch on in Chrome settings

At this point,Hardware acceleratedshould appear next to most of the items.

Is Hardware Acceleration Already Turned On in Chrome?

The important thing to look for is to the right of each of these items.

Override software rendering list Enabled button

You should seeHardware acceleratedif hardware acceleration is enabled.

Some might readSoftware only.

Hardware acceleration disabled, but that’s fine.

Chrome://gpu in Chrome browser

The page provides a number of links that will show how well your surfing app performs.

Also, try watching high-definition videos on YouTube and confirm the video is crystal clear.

Hardware acceleration can’t help with buffering.

Graphic Feature Status in Chrome

However, you might find that other features of Chrome perform far better than before.

Pick a time range and select which data you want to delete, then selectClear data.

Tomake Chrome your default web app, first open Chrome.

SelectMenu>tweaks>Default surfing app>Make Google Chrome the default surfing app.