Dynamic buffer sizing and hardware-assisted frame pacing while application streaming

A system, comprising:

• one or more processors to execute operations comprising:
• extract, from a data stream, a plurality of frames corresponding to a plurality of first presentation times;
• store the plurality of frames in an at least one buffer having an adaptive buffer size that is responsive to one or more deviations between expected and actual time arrival times of the data stream;
• and
• present the plurality of frames at a plurality of second presentation times on a display based on at least one tuning of the plurality of first presentation times responsive to an update in the adaptive buffer size.

A method, comprising:

• decoding an encoded bitstream of a data stream to extract a plurality of frames corresponding to a plurality of first presentation times;
• storing, using one or more processors, the plurality of frames in an at least one buffer having a dynamic buffer size;
• and
• presenting, using the one or more processors, the plurality of frames at a plurality of second presentation times on a display based on at least one adjustment of the plurality of first presentation times responsive to an update in the dynamic buffer size and variations between predicted and actual frame arrival times of the data stream.