Chrome 121 Adds New CSS & WebGPU Features

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Chrome 121 Adds New CSS & WebGPU Features

In addition to Firefox 122 making it to stable today, Google has also promoted their Chrome 121 web browser to its stable channel...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Chrome-121-Released

[EvilHowl]

Does this release include VA-API support on Ozone/Wayland?

[chromer]

VA-API support fixed in Xorg while Vulkan is default.

[kruger]

It also has HDR improvements https://developer.chrome.com/blog/ne...re_color_space
Linux Desktop HDR can't come soon enough.

[ubuntuweston]

Does this release include VA-API support on Ozone/Wayland?

I think it's gonna be included into the next release, 122. At least that's what another member said on the Ozone/Wayland VA-API support thread.

[chromer]

Does this release include VA-API support on Ozone/Wayland?

Just tested, unfortunately No.

[user1]

VA-API support fixed in Xorg while Vulkan is default.

You mean Chrome now runs on Vulkan by default instead of OpenGL?

[M@GOid]

VA-API support fixed in Xorg while Vulkan is default.

Is it working for you? Here it continues to show over 30% CPU utilization (Ryzen 5600) on YT 4k/60fps video, on X-Org. Firefox on the other hand, do have the acceleration working fine.

[chromer]

You mean Chrome now runs on Vulkan by default instead of OpenGL?

It's enabled based on platform support, but you can enable it via flags : --enable-features=Vulkan,VulkanFromANGLE,DefaultANGLEVulkan .
Pre-121 when Vulkan was default VAAPI was broken, now in 121 this is fixed.

[chromer]

Is it working for you? Here it continues to show over 30% CPU utilization (Ryzen 5600) on YT 4k/60fps video, on X-Org. Firefox on the other hand, do have the acceleration working fine.

It's working fine on Intel hardware, here i have Coffe-lake.