# Firefox Adds Vulkan Video Decoding Support

Mozilla has merged support for hardware-accelerated video decoding using the Vulkan API into Firefox. This allows the browser to offload video processing to the GPU, improving playback performance and reducing power consumption on compatible systems.

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### Technology
- [Hacker News](https://github.com/search) — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:47:13 +0000