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Best GPUs price/value for encoding
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Best GPUs price/value for encoding

lala_thlala_th Member

What are the best GPUs for H265/AV1 encoding?

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  • Intel Arc A380 does offer H265/AV1 encode/decode. Intel's Arc GPUs have had AV1 support at low prices since their first generation, the current generation is a lot better though.

    Mac Mini M4 does have H265/AV1 encode/decode starting at $600.

  • intel gpu is great choise for av1 encoding

  • quicksilver03quicksilver03 Member, Host Rep

    "Best" depends on what you're trying to optimize for.

    I've found GPU h265 encoders to be barely acceptable in terms of quality, whereas CPU encoding at comparable quality settings was 10x or even 20x slower but the end result was much better (fewer artifacts, much less square blobs between frames, etc.).

  • @quicksilver03 said:
    "Best" depends on what you're trying to optimize for.

    I've found GPU h265 encoders to be barely acceptable in terms of quality, whereas CPU encoding at comparable quality settings was 10x or even 20x slower but the end result was much better (fewer artifacts, much less square blobs between frames, etc.).

    Huh really? I know nothing about encoding, I thought it was the difference between counting on your hand (cpu) or by using a calculator (gpu), end result is the same but the time is vastly different

  • NebesNebes Member

    @lala_th said:
    What are the best GPUs for H265/AV1 encoding?

    Different codecs require different optimal hardware setups.

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