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Slightly off-topic, but

> GPU rendering of windows? Why?

GPU rendering of windows is likely more power-efficient than doing the same rendering work on the CPU.

Of course, once GPU rendering is possible, developers tend to fool themselves into thinking lots of animations and effects are a good idea, which then sucks up the efficiency gains again...





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