Integrated/Motherboard - Radeon HD 3xxx (and higher)įirePro - FirePro V3750, FirePro V5700, FirePro V7750, FirePro V8700, and FirePro Mobility Radeon - Mobility Radeon HD 4xxx series (and higher) So, let me ask you- the people behind Adobe and Flash Player: Will there be more GPU compatiblity besides the small number of ATI and Intel GPUs? Now, it's looking like the only improvement will benefit Nvidia more than its competitors- ATI and Intel. And, version 10.1 is supposed to be a marked improvement over it. There is already GPU-acceleration in the current version, 10.0, but it's still not much as it will still take a significant amount of CPU processes and this is on XP, Vista, and 7. And, according to the other article on Engadget, this only benefits the most those who have Nvidia GPUs, especially ION-based chipsets. This isn't supposed to be an Nvidia-mostly-exclusive software upgrade.

This is supposed to be the next version and next iteration of Flash- version 10.1.

And, the only desktop-based GPU for consumers is the HD4000 series. I have an ATI HD3870 desktop version, but you only support hardware acceleration on the mobile version. What's next? Adobe going to put ' The way it's meant to be played' © on Flash Player?

In the end, this looks like who is throwing the most money around to get near-exclusivity on the next version of Flash. I am reading the release notes found here, and I am absolutely appalled that with Adobe working with Nvidia, that Adobe hasn't considered working with ATI and even Intel to work on more GPU compatibility. monopolistic of Nvidia and unfair on Adobe's part to have GPU-acceleration of H.264 video on ONLY select ATI and Intel chips, yet support a wide range of GeForce-based mobile and desktop GPUs?

Adobe flash player 10.1 beta 3