
Steam Tests New Pyrowave Codec: Trading Extra Bandwidth for Faster Compression
Valve has added Pyrowave to Steam Remote Play as an experimental feature. In exchange for 100-500 Mbit/s of bandwidth—5 to 10 times more than other codecs—what exactly gets faster? Based on the public implementation and developer benchmarks, we look at how it works, when it actually helps, and what remains unverified.








