When you browse Web pages with extensive use of graphics or moving images, your computer's central processing unit handles all the work in processing and loading the graphics. If you have a high end graphics card, you may want to instead switch the settings so your card is handling all the graphical processing for a better viewing experience. The method for enabling hardware graphical acceleration is different for each Web browser, and may require changing hidden internal settings or only clicking a single check box.
Google ChromeStep 1
Type the phrase "about:flags" in the address bar at the top of the screen and tap "Enter." Scroll down through the list of options and locate the heading labeled "GPU Accelerated Compositing."
Click the "Enable" link positioned underneath the "GPU Accelerated Compositing" heading. Scroll down to the "GPU Accelerated Canvas 2D" heading and click the "Enable" link.
Exit out of Google Chrome and re-open the browser to save the changes and enable graphical hardware acceleration.
Mozilla FirefoxStep 1
Type "about:config" in the URL bar at the top of the Firefox browser and press "Enter" to access the browser's advanced settings. Click the "I'll be careful, I promise!" button located underneath the warning text letting you know you are entering the browser's settings page.
Scroll down to the first entry labeled "gfx.font," or instead type "gfx.font" in the "Filter" text box at the top of the screen to automatically scroll to the proper section. Locate the "gfx.font_rendering.directwrite.enabled" entry and double-click it to change the value from "False" to "True."
Right-click the the entry and click "New." Select the "Integer" option. Type the phrase "mozilla.widget.render-mode" in the "Name" text box and click "OK." Type "6" in the "Value" text box and click "OK."
Close and re-open Mozilla Firefox to save the changes.
Internet ExplorerStep 1
Click the "Tools" button at the top-right corner of the browser and click the "Internet Options" link. Navigate to the tab labeled "Advanced."
Locate the check box labeled "Use software rendering instead of GPU rendering." Click the box to remove the check mark.
Click the "Apply" button at the bottom of the window and click "OK" to save the change and enable hardware acceleration in Internet Explorer.
- The method for enable hardware acceleration may differ if are using a Web browser other than Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer. Check the browser's support page for additional details.
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