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imported>Yvesh
(Update GPU acceleration in chromium (pkg flag has been removed))
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== Enable GPU accelerated video decoding (VA-API) ==  
== Enable GPU accelerated video decoding (VA-API) ==  


Override Chromium to enable VA-API at runtime (doesn't require a Chromium rebuild):
VA-API is enabled by default now in Chromium. Check chrome://gpu if it is working and if VA is detected. You may need to enable Hardware-accelerated video decode in chrome://flags.
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
(chromium.override { enableVaapi = true; })
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And install the required VA-API drivers: [[Accelerated Video Playback]]
Make sure the required VA-API drivers are installed: [[Accelerated Video Playback]]


Make sure your driver works by running: <code>nix-shell -p libva-utils --run vainfo</code>
Make sure your driver works by running: <code>nix-shell -p libva-utils --run vainfo</code>