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CSS CSS - Beyond the Basics Understanding CSS Transitions and Transforms 3D Transforms: perspective and rotate3d

Posted by Johnny Garces
Johnny Garces
Courses Plus Student 8,551 Points

what does Guil mean by hardware accelerated?

why is transform the preferred way for manipulating the shape of elements? thx!

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

"Hardware accelerated" refers to using the video board or graphics chip to perform calculations that would take longer if done by the main computer. This often helps to make animated motions appear smooth where otherwise they might seem sluggish or jerky. The fact that CSS transforms employ hardware acceleration (where available) is one advantage they offer to visual styling.