Treat exposed features and limits as the capability surface of this browser, driver and device combination.
IP-SYS-01 / EXPOSED SYSTEM CAPABILITIES
Browser Media Codec Capability Test
Query eleven decoding workloads for support, smoothness and power-efficiency hints.
A video or audio codec fails, stutters or uses excessive power in the browser.
This focused entry uses the shared Browser hardware protocol. The measurement logic and Evidence version remain identical to the complete lab.
Remove the easiest false alarms first.
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Use a current secure-context browser and note whether hardware acceleration is enabled.
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Compare browsers without changing drivers, power mode or display attachment.
03
Use the real target media or workload after capability queries; prediction is not execution.
Run one repeatable protocol.
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Open the media capability matrix.
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Inspect support, smooth and power-efficient flags per workload.
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Compare another browser and the real target media.
Evidence the result should expose.
DIRECT / INFERREDCodec profile
DIRECT / INFERREDSupported
DIRECT / INFERREDSmooth
DIRECT / INFERREDPower efficient
Separate observed, review and inconclusive.
Compare the same machine in another current browser and check acceleration or blocklist state before changing hardware.
API availability and MediaCapabilities predictions do not certify performance, stability or the complete physical GPU specification.
Start with the likely path, then retest.
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Codec exposure
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Hardware acceleration
03
Driver or browser policy