Video Playback

Free software such as Media Player Classic Home Cinema can use GPU acceleration using DXVA (DirectX Video Acceleration) protocol. As this card could be used for a HTPC-gaming rig, we decided to check out its Full-HD video playback capabilities.

I used Media Player Classic Home Cinema for the playback. The video used was the trailer of movie “The International” available from Divx 7 HD showcase Webpage. This is a 12.3 Mbps 1920×816 video. Here’s the image with video info

The average CPU usage was measured with Performance Monitor module included in Windows Vista. The video was played back 5 times and results averaged to eliminate any errors.

There is not much difference here as all of the GPUs are able to keep the CPU usage on a dual core CPU below 20% which is very good. This means that you will be able to enjoy smooth Full HD video playback on your system using GPU acceleration.