Non-Gaming video performance multiple displays

[stuffwhy]

I use an older GTX 465 on an Ivy Bridge i5 based system and have found that when simply browsing web content on a 1080p monitor it seems like it negatively affects video playback, such as YouTube or VLC on my secondary display which is a 1080p television. I have been unable to find other people describing this issue, as everything seems to be in regard to gaming performance. I feel like my system should be able to handle my tasks without breaking a sweat. Do I need a stronger video card for this configuration?

 

[Eggz]

Enough YouTube videos can bring any CPU down, especially at high resolutions. There's no GPU acceleration for it, so that's a big part. How many do you run at which resolution?

If you press CTRL+Shift+ESC, you'll pull up Task Manager. Go to the "Performance" tab to look at your CPU usage when your computer is slowing down. If it's high, then it might be the CPU.

Check that first.

 

[stuffwhy]

Enough YouTube videos can bring any CPU down, especially at high resolutions. There's no GPU acceleration for it, so that's a big part. How many do you run at which resolution?

If you press CTRL+Shift+ESC, you'll pull up Task Manager. Go to the "Performance" tab to look at your CPU usage when your computer is slowing down. If it's high, then it might be the CPU.

Check that first.

That's a good suggestion and I'll check it out as soon as I get back from work. If it's a simple matter of YouTube being rough with the CPU, then I'll know that much. But does the same go for an application like VLC? I know there's a checkbox in VLC's settings for GPU acceleration which I will have to look for also.

The important point is that under single display situations, these hitches and stuttering don't happen. Is it possible that there is an issue centering around HDMI output and/or the television's handling of a PC source?

 

[Eggz]

TV or Monitor, it should be no different. If you want to check that, get a second monitor and swap it out for the TV during the test.

I have a dual core Intel on my old MacBook, and both YouTube and VLC have trouble at 1080p. It won't even be watchable using a 4K source.

My desktop (in signature) can run 4K source files, but it will drop to like 3 FPS (or just crash) if I play more than a couple at once. It's also hooked up to a 1080p TV.

You can test for improvement on a new GPU by installing one. Amazon does free returns. So if it doesn't help, you can just send it back. That's always an option too.

Also, the same procedure for checking CPU usage above will show your RAM usage. See if that is maxed.

You can also test how hard you GPU is working using Nvidia Inspector. Here is the download link: http://www.guru3d.com/files-get/nvidia-inspector-download,4.html

It will download automatically because I gave you the direct link.

Install, open, and look in the top left for a black square with a green squigly. It will bring up a GPU monitor graph. Have that running next to Task Manager to see what's up. You can right click on the Nvidia Inspector graph to show different things, such as VRAM usage if you'd like. Having two displays might be capping the 1GB on your card. Worth checking.