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zorro20010
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NVIDIA and AMD GPU support

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Do you have any plans to add hardware GPU support to H.264 codec?
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It's supported.
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Does it have the same quality as CPU coding?
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You can get good quality but it usually comes at the expense of file size.
zorro20010
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So does CPU re-ecoding gives the same quality but less size?
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Yes it can.
zorro20010
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Have anyone tested the quality? For example if I decode on CPU, I sue CQ 18. What would give the same quality on GPU?
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I have been using 1.2.2 for a LONG time because it encodes with Nvidia at over 400 FPS average. The latest version, 1.6.1 struggles to get to 200 FPS. I don't really know if this is a setting or what. I have tried adjusting the speed slider on the "VIDEO" page, but even at "Fastest" it's only a little ove 200 FPS. Windows 11, Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050.
zorro20010
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I thing that encode engine has been changed.
zorro20010
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Re: NVIDIA and AMD GPU support

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But what about using AMD VCE? Wht quality is equal to CQ 18 CPU encoding?
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