I normally play Stadia on my main workstation but I have a Lenovo T570 floating around I am trying to use in a different room. It has an i5-7300U / HD620 which should decode VP9 at 4k without an issue. I constantly get network reported issues when trying to launch a game but speed tests from Stadia and other sources are fine. Both the laptop and workstation are connected to the same switch (Tried wireless also). Time of day doesn't matter. I am convinced there is an issue with the laptop or something I am blatantly missing but cant figure out what. Anyone have a similar experience and have any tips or know for sure if the Intel 620 is capable of decoding VP9 without issue?
Fresh install of Windows 10 all latest drivers. Did not sync anything. Tried with Chrome and Edge same problem.
Thanks!
Hi @Cryogen,
You can check if your Lenovo has VP9 GPU support by checking this within Chrome.
VP9 hardware decoding
To check if your computer supports VP9 hardware decoding:
Support page: https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/9607891
If you want to use VP9 without hardware acceleration you try forcing VP9 using a unofficial plugin like Stadia Enhanced.
Hi @Cryogen,
You can check if your Lenovo has VP9 GPU support by checking this within Chrome.
VP9 hardware decoding
To check if your computer supports VP9 hardware decoding:
Support page: https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/9607891
If you want to use VP9 without hardware acceleration you try forcing VP9 using a unofficial plugin like Stadia Enhanced.
It shows
| Decode h264 baseline | 64x64 to 4096x4096 pixels |
| Decode h264 main | 64x64 to 4096x4096 pixels |
| Decode h264 high | 64x64 to 4096x4096 pixels |
| Decode vp9 profile0 | 64x64 to 8192x8192 pixels |
| Decode vp9 profile2 | 64x64 to 8192x8192 pixels |
| Encode h264 baseline | 0x0 to 1920x1088 pixels, and/or 30.000 fps |
| Encode h264 main | 0x0 to 1920x1088 pixels, and/or 30.000 fps |
| Encode h264 high | 0x0 to 1920x1088 pixels, and/or 30.000 fps |
No issues with Youtube 4k VP9 videos checking stats for nerds (I completely understand videos are not equal to Stadia just stating it does decode VP9 in hardware). Stadia on the other hand maxed out the 3D section of task manager performance while Youtube does not but does elevate the decode portion as one would expect. Close to buying something new so if its not against the rules I am willing to provide a reward for a resolution.