Joachim_L Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 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? Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanSG Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 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? Quote AP, AD & APub user, running Win10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim_L Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 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. Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanSG Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Joachim_L said: Was this an answer or a question? A possible answer, based on little thought and less evidence. Joachim_L 1 Quote AP, AD & APub user, running Win10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 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 Joachim_L 1 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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