[ GLOSSARY DEFINITION ]
Chips
hardware acceleration
Hardware acceleration uses dedicated silicon to speed up specific tasks.
Full Definition & Technical Explanation
Hardware acceleration offloads tasks like video decode, encryption, or AI to dedicated blocks, improving speed and efficiency versus general-purpose cores.
See AV1 decode.
Where hardware acceleration Matters
Processors
Mobile Processors
Frequently Asked Questions
What is hardware acceleration?
Hardware acceleration uses dedicated silicon to speed up specific tasks.
What terms are related to hardware acceleration?
Related Chips terms include video encode, video decode.