5th-generation NVIDIA Decoder (NVDEC)
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The 5th-generation NVIDIA Decoder (NVDEC) is a dedicated hardware video decoding engine in modern NVIDIA GPUs that accelerates playback and processing of high-resolution, high-efficiency video codecs while offloading work from the CPU.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NVIDIA NVDEC generation
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video decoding hardware engine ⓘ |
| accessedVia |
CUDA-based video processing pipelines
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NVIDIA Video Codec SDK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NVDEC Gen5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | NVIDIA NVDEC hardware decoder family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefit |
enables higher concurrent video streams
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improves power efficiency for video workloads ⓘ improves video playback smoothness ⓘ reduces CPU utilization during video playback ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high-bitrate video streams
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high-resolution video streams ⓘ |
| enables | efficient high-resolution video playback on NVIDIA GPUs ⓘ |
| hardwareType | fixed-function video block ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
hardware-accelerated video decoding
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offload video decoding from CPU ⓘ |
| integratedWith | NVIDIA NVENC encoder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | GPU die ⓘ |
| manufacturer | NVIDIA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| optimizedFor | modern video compression standards ⓘ |
| partOf | NVIDIA GPU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reduces | CPU video decode workload ⓘ |
| roleInSystem | dedicated video decode accelerator ⓘ |
| supportsCodec |
AV1
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H.264 ⓘ HEVC ⓘ VP9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
4K video decoding
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8K video decoding ⓘ error concealment for video streams ⓘ hardware entropy decoding ⓘ high-efficiency video codec decoding ⓘ high-resolution video playback acceleration ⓘ low-latency video decoding ⓘ multi-stream decoding ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
real-time video playback
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video transcoding acceleration ⓘ |
| targetApplication |
cloud gaming services
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media players ⓘ video conferencing applications ⓘ video editing software ⓘ video streaming servers ⓘ |
| usedIn |
consumer GPUs
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data center GPUs ⓘ professional GPUs ⓘ |
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