Since it is kinda new, in comparison, there is room for improvements and better use of hardware accelerating regarding decoding: https://avifstudio.com/blogs/faq/evaluating-avif-decoding-speed/
Still, the smaller size makes download quicker and, of course, free up bandwidth on internet. So is compensating.
However, the encoding speed seems to already be there: https://avifstudio.com/blogs/faq/avif-encoding-speed/
Thanks for making me look up more about #AVIF. It fits very well - as in open - with things I'm working on 🥰
