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by LoganDark 726 days ago
> Hardware planes will hopefully reduce the latency again as it will allow windows to skip the compositor and allow mapping parts of the framebuffer to a window buffer.

Hardware planes are great but there are a limited number of them. Right now I believe Windows only uses them for the mouse cursor, and exclusive fullscreen.
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PlutoIsAPlanet 726 days ago
Arguably the only window that needs to be in a hardware plane is the window currently in focus.
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zamadatix 726 days ago
Windows 11 has pushed the use of MPO for windowed games and video display.
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