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How to enable Hardware acceleration in firefox


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At the time of browsing some graphically rich sites, firefox is found high on CPU. This is because, by default, firefox doesn't have its Hardware acceleration enabled. This results in more load on CPU even if you have a GPU for the purpose.

To enable hardware acceleration in firefox,

  • Type about:config in the address bar and hit Enter.
  • Accept the security warning.
  • Then paste gfx.font_rendering.directwrite.enabled on the search bar.
  • When it appears in the result, double click in it to change the value from false to true.
  • Now, paste mozilla.widget.render-mode on the search bar. No results? Ok. Right-click in the results area and go to New>Integer. Then in the box, enter mozilla.widget.render-mode and press OK. Then enter its value as 6 and press OK.

For chrome and IE, here's the link.

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May be. I had that enabled but the option in the core was still in false state.

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Haha you're both wrong... :P

First the picture you showed dcs18 actually enables Hardware Acceleration [it will also make text blurry when unchecked]

And the setting you provided rudrax doesn't enable Hardware Acceleration, it adds to it and making it better.

Read more here & here

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Haha you're both wrong... :P

First the picture you showed dcs18 actually enables Hardware Acceleration [it will also make text blurry when unchecked]

And the setting you provided rudrax doesn't enable Hardware Acceleration, it adds to it and making it better.

Read more here & here

Not entirely but partially :P :P

Thanks, you've found one more option :thumbsup:

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First the picture you showed dcs18 actually enables Hardware Acceleration [It will also make text blurry when unchecked]

Beg your pardon, I'm not wrong - the topic had nothing to do about making the text blurry or not (it was purely about enabling Hardware Acceleration.)

How to enable Hardware acceleration in firefox

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First the picture you showed dcs18 actually enables Hardware Acceleration [It will also make text blurry when unchecked]

Beg your pardon, I'm not wrong - the topic had nothing to do about making the text blurry or not (it was purely about enabling Hardware Acceleration.)

>How to enable Hardware acceleration in firefox

Pardon me too. The title doesn't specify whether it's text or widget. So all the elements that can use hardware acceleration will be in count as per the title. :P

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unknownasphyxiated

enable hardware acceleration,use dcs18 picture

enable font acceleration :P , follow rudrax's guide

how to know hardware acceleration is on, use Zex's "more here" link

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enable hardware acceleration,use dcs18 picture

enable font acceleration :P , follow rudrax's guide

how to know hardware acceleration is on, use Zex's "more here" link

The "here" link in Zex's post leads to another option, which, I latter, added to the guide.

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And man hate this when I read it...

Lameness

So that affects me since I use a 4890 card... Meh.

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At the time of browsing some graphically rich sites, firefox is found high on CPU. This is because, by default, firefox doesn't have its Hardware acceleration enabled. This results in more load on CPU even if you have a GPU for the purpose.

To enable hardware acceleration in firefox,

  • Type about:config in the address bar and hit Enter.
  • Accept the security warning.
  • Then paste gfx.font_rendering.directwrite.enabled on the search bar.
  • When it appears in the result, double click in it to change the value from false to true.
  • Now, paste mozilla.widget.render-mode on the search bar. No results? Ok. Right-click in the results area and go to New>Integer. Then in the box, enter mozilla.widget.render-mode and press OK. Then enter its value as 6 and press OK.

For chrome and IE, here's the link.

just out of curiosity , if i install firefox on a new just installed OS ,these setting are not enabled be default ??? :o :o

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At the time of browsing some graphically rich sites, firefox is found high on CPU. This is because, by default, firefox doesn't have its Hardware acceleration enabled. This results in more load on CPU even if you have a GPU for the purpose.

To enable hardware acceleration in firefox,

  • Type about:config in the address bar and hit Enter.
  • Accept the security warning.
  • Then paste gfx.font_rendering.directwrite.enabled on the search bar.
  • When it appears in the result, double click in it to change the value from false to true.
  • Now, paste mozilla.widget.render-mode on the search bar. No results? Ok. Right-click in the results area and go to New>Integer. Then in the box, enter mozilla.widget.render-mode and press OK. Then enter its value as 6 and press OK.

For chrome and IE, here's the link.

just out of curiosity , if i install firefox on a new just installed OS ,these setting are not enabled be default ??? :o :o

Doesn't matter, you instal firefox on a fresh machine or in a machine a decade old, the settings are not enabled by default.

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And man hate this when I read it...

Lameness

So that affects me since I use a 4890 card... Meh.

That's pretty sad. I guess, the driver support is also stopped for the series.

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May be. I had that enabled but the option in the core was still in false state.

I also found it false state.

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unknownasphyxiated

it will become a problem if firefox set it as default

so, that why its set as false

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And man hate this when I read it...

Lameness

So that affects me since I use a 4890 card... Meh.

it will become a problem if firefox set it as default

so, that why its set as false

I own ATI 4870, and always have serious page loading problems after enabling hardware acceleration. If you are using 4xxx card, you are better off being happy without it, cause trust me, it will fuckup your browsing (on old cards that is).

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At the time of browsing some graphically rich sites, firefox is found high on CPU. This is because, by default, firefox doesn't have its Hardware acceleration enabled. This results in more load on CPU even if you have a GPU for the purpose.

To enable hardware acceleration in firefox,

  • Type about:config in the address bar and hit Enter.
  • Accept the security warning.
  • Then paste gfx.font_rendering.directwrite.enabled on the search bar.
  • When it appears in the result, double click in it to change the value from false to true.
  • Now, paste mozilla.widget.render-mode on the search bar. No results? Ok. Right-click in the results area and go to New>Integer. Then in the box, enter mozilla.widget.render-mode and press OK. Then enter its value as 6 and press OK.

For chrome and IE, here's the link.

just out of curiosity , if i install firefox on a new just installed OS ,these setting are not enabled be default ??? :o :o

Doesn't matter, you instal firefox on a fresh machine or in a machine a decade old, the settings are not enabled by default.

At the time of browsing some graphically rich sites, firefox is found high on CPU. This is because, by default, firefox doesn't have its Hardware acceleration enabled. This results in more load on CPU even if you have a GPU for the purpose.

To enable hardware acceleration in firefox,

  • Type about:config in the address bar and hit Enter.
  • Accept the security warning.
  • Then paste gfx.font_rendering.directwrite.enabled on the search bar.
  • When it appears in the result, double click in it to change the value from false to true.
  • Now, paste mozilla.widget.render-mode on the search bar. No results? Ok. Right-click in the results area and go to New>Integer. Then in the box, enter mozilla.widget.render-mode and press OK. Then enter its value as 6 and press OK.

For chrome and IE, here's the link.

just out of curiosity , if i install firefox on a new just installed OS ,these setting are not enabled be default ??? :o :o

Doesn't matter, you instal firefox on a fresh machine or in a machine a decade old, the settings are not enabled by default.

that bad news , and also i may ask why ?? why Mozila keep these setting off ( false) ? :huh:

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First the picture you showed dcs18 actually enables Hardware Acceleration [It will also make text blurry when unchecked]

Beg your pardon, I'm not wrong - the topic had nothing to do about making the text blurry or not (it was purely about enabling Hardware Acceleration.)

>How to enable Hardware acceleration in firefox

I was just referring what you might experience with that option unchecked, and that's why it was put in brackets. (Probably you don't understand them ^_^, just kidding...).

More info for tech lovers B)

Some good sites that show off the advantages of hardware acceleration well are the following:

Balloon.svg

ClipDrag.svg

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And man hate this when I read it...

Lameness

So that affects me since I use a 4890 card... Meh.

>it will become a problem if firefox set it as default

so, that why its set as false

I own ATI 4870, and always have serious page loading problems after enabling hardware acceleration. If you are using 4xxx card, you are better off being happy without it, cause trust me, it will fuckup your browsing (on old cards that is).

i uses to have old vga card , and i know what u are meaning , IMO its very worthy to spend about 30$ and buy even a basic Vga card like Gefore GT 100 , just to make surfing experience MUCH MUCH BETTER :)

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I'm using an old video card with Hardware Acceleration turned on as in the screenshot of my first post - with an old trick. :hehe:

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unknownasphyxiated

I'm using an old video card with Hardware Acceleration turned on as in the screenshot of my first post - with an old trick. :hehe:

better share that trick or else :spank:

:P

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I'm using an old video card with Hardware Acceleration turned on as in the screenshot of my first post - with an old trick. :hehe:

better share that trick or else :spank:

:P

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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I'm using an old video card with Hardware Acceleration turned on as in the screenshot of my first post - with an old trick. :hehe:

better share that trick or else :spank:

:P

:lol: :lol: :lol:

LOL, yes - of course!!!

There are some funny aspects of Hardware Acceleration:-

01.) Some pages load only with Hardware Acceleration enabled

02.) Some pages load only with Hardware Acceleration disabled

03.) When Hardware Acceleration is disabled those tweaks need to be enabled for good text-rendering

04.) When Hardware Acceleration is enabled the tweaks mentioned on post 1 need to be disabled for good text-rendering

05.) Finally, when all above variables are fine-tuned, what looks best to me looks ugly to a Reader with good vision.

I found something (by mistake - many years ago) which removes all above restrictions while at the same time also works optimum on all kind of pages; for n00bs and Enthusiasts, alike and very importantly addresses issue # 05.) mentioned above (meaning it can be customized as per personal vision) as it has it's own GUI.

Before proceeding be sure to delete (reset) that tweak by Vishal (mozilla.widget.render-mode.)

Check out the Firefox add-on at the following link:-

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/anti-aliasing-tuner/

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@dcs18

its kinda old ... from dec 2011 :huh: , are u sure its good to add it to those days FF ? :unsure:

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Oh yeah, it's old as I mentioned and has been kept updated - works great for me. :yes:

I found something (by mistake - many years ago . . . . . .

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