Hardware Acceleration is doing what with the Affinity applications?

[Joachim_L]

Stupid question perhaps (in any case?)? Generally I guess / know that hardware acceleration is making calculations faster, which is a good thing. So based on the AP benchmark test I get the value N/A for anything with (Single GPU) when Hardware Acceleration is off in Preferences >> Performance. Sounds logically ...

Does this literally mean, that GPU is not used in any calculation? I am just wondering, that the Windows Task Manager shows activity in the GPU column, although hardware acceleration is off.

Any (easy) explanation for me?

[IanSG]

21 minutes ago, Joachim_L said:

Any (easy) explanation for me?

AP doesn't have exclusive use of the GPU - it's still being used to drive the monitor?

[Joachim_L]

9 minutes ago, IanSG said:

AP doesn't have exclusive use of the GPU - it's still being used to drive the monitor?

Was this an answer or a question? Moving the mouse (View Tool) within AP gives me 27%, with AP closed an overall maximum of 17%. Maybe I just don't have to worry about these things, instead I should be lucky that it is working without a problem.

[IanSG]

1 minute ago, Joachim_L said:

Was this an answer or a question?

A possible answer, based on little thought and less evidence.

[carl123]

 

12 hours ago, Joachim_L said:

Does this literally mean, that GPU is not used in any calculation?

...

Any (easy) explanation for me?

All drawing/redraws to the screen is done by the GPU. 

E.g. Add a marching ants selection and you should see the GPU activity rise significantly