3 ms·
Video encoding is still very CPU intensive, especially newer codecs like HEVC VP9 and AV1
by BubRoss 7y ago
Video encoding is still very CPU intensive, especially newer codecs like HEVC VP9 and AV1
- blattimwind 7y agoTrue, but that's only for delivery. A good editor like Resolve runs mostly on the GPU, even when rendering for delivery -- whether the encoder also uses the GPU is a separate matter. For what it's worth, h.264 GPU encoders are good enough nowadays that there isn't much point using x264 at a fraction of the performance. In my mind this makes it preferable to opt for a stronger GPU, if you have to decide between a stronger CPU or a stronger GPU (e.g. you have 300 $ left in your budget and want to decide where to put them).