Best Graphics cards (GPU) for 4K Plex Video Transcoding

Best Graphics cards (GPU) for 4K Plex Video Transcoding

What graphics card can cope with how many 4K transcoding streams?

These are the cards sorted by the performance – transcoding 4K videos down to 720p which is commonly used resolution for tablets or online TV streams.

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EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW4K (68Mbit) to 1080p (8Mbit)2468Mbit6
76%
Nvidia Quadro RTX 50004K (68Mbit) to 1080p (8Mbit)2468Mbit13
96%
Nvidia Quadro P2200 5GB4K (68Mbit) to 1080p (8Mbit)2468Mbit4
90%
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OC4K (68Mbit) to 1080p (8Mbit)2468Mbit3
79%
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1660 Twin 6GB4K (68Mbit) to 1080p (8Mbit)2468Mbit5
85%
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTWH265 4K (68Mbit) to 720p (4Mbit)24105Mbit2
82%
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71%
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71%
P4004k24682
86%
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25%

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Graphics Card Supported streams LINK
Titan RTX (24GB) 20
Quadro P5000 (16GB) 11
Quadro P6000 (24GB) 11
Quadro GV100 (16GB) 11
Titan V CEO (32GB) 11
GeForce Titan X (12GB) 10
GeForce Titan Xp (12GB) 10
Titan V (12GB) 10
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (11GB) 9
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (11GB) 9
GeForce GTX 1070, 1070 Ti (8GB) 7
GeForce GTX 1080 (8GB) 7
Quadro P4000 (8GB) 7
GeForce RTX 2070 (8GB) 7
GeForce RTX 2080 (8GB) 7
GeForce GTX 1060 GP106 (6GB) 5
Quadro P3000 (6GB) 5
GeForce GTX 1060 GP104 (6GB) 5
GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB) 5
GeForce GTX 1660 (6GB) 5
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (6GB) 5
Quadro P2000 (5GB) 4
GeForce GTX 960 (4GB) 3
Quadro M2000 (4GB) 3
GeForce GTX 1050 (3GB) 3
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4GB) 3
Quadro P600 (4GB) 3
Quadro P1000 (4GB) 3
GeForce GTX 1060 GP106 (3GB) 3
GeForce GTX 1070, 1070 Ti (4GB) 3
GeForce GTX 1650 (4GB) 3
GeForce GTX 950 (2GB) 2
GeForce GTX 960 (2GB) 2
GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB) 2
Quadro P400 (2GB) 2
Quadro P600 (2GB) 2
Quadro P620 (2GB) 2

So I would recomend to get GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (6GB) OR Quadro P2000 (5GB) GPU.

 

 

 

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RecommendedGPGPU for TS-873A

 

GIGABYTE- GV-N1080IX-8GD – HD Station /Linux Station /Hardware Transcoding /Virtualization Station
Brand Model Supported feature(s) Special requirement(s)
GIGABYTE GV-N1080IX-8GD HD Station /Linux Station /Hardware Transcoding /Virtualization Station 450W or 550W power supply is required.
  • [8 Bays]
    • TS-877
  • [16 Bays]
    • TS-1677X
  • [28 Bays]
    • TS-2888X
GIGABYTE- GV-N1070IXOC-8GD – HD Station /Linux Station /Hardware Transcoding /Virtualization Station
Brand Model Supported feature(s) Special requirement(s)
GIGABYTE GV-N1070IXOC-8GD HD Station /Linux Station /Hardware Transcoding /Virtualization Station 450W or 550W power supply is required.
  • [8 Bays]
    • TS-877
  • [16 Bays]
    • TS-1677X
    • TS-1685
GIGABYTE- GV-N105TD5-4GD – HD Station /Linux Station /Hardware Transcoding /Virtualization Station
Brand Model Supported feature(s) Special requirement(s)
GIGABYTE GV-N105TD5-4GD HD Station /Linux Station /Hardware Transcoding /Virtualization Station
  • [6 Bays]
    • TS-677
  • [8 Bays]
    • TS-877
  • [12 Bays]
    • TS-1277
  • [16 Bays]
    • TDS-16489U
    • TDS-16489U R2(QTS)
    • TS-1655
    • TS-1677X
    • TS-1685
EVGA- GTX1060 6G SC GAMING – HD Station /Linux Station /Hardware Transcoding /Virtualization Station
Brand Model Supported feature(s) Special requirement(s)
EVGA GTX1060 6G SC GAMING HD Station /Linux Station /Hardware Transcoding /Virtualization Station 450W or 550W power supply is required.
  • [8 Bays]
    • TS-877
  • [12 Bays]
    • TS-1277
  • [16 Bays]
    • TS-1655
    • TS-1677X
    • TS-1685
EVGA- GTX 1050 Ti SC GAMING, 04G-P4-6253-KR, 4GB GDDR5, ACX 2.0 – HD Station /Linux Station /Hardware Transcoding /Virtualization Station
Brand Model Supported feature(s) Special requirement(s)
EVGA GTX 1050 Ti SC GAMING, 04G-P4-6253-KR, 4GB GDDR5, ACX 2.0 HD Station /Linux Station /Hardware Transcoding /Virtualization Station
  • [6 Bays]
    • TS-677
  • [8 Bays]
    • TS-877
  • [12 Bays]
    • TS-1277
  • [16 Bays]
    • TDS-16489U
    • TDS-16489U R2(QTS)
    • TS-1677X
    • TS-1685
MSI- GTX1060 AERO ITX 3G OC – HD Station /Linux Station /Hardware Transcoding /Virtualization Station
Brand Model Supported feature(s) Special requirement(s)
MSI GTX1060 AERO ITX 3G OC HD Station /Linux Station /Hardware Transcoding /Virtualization Station 450W or 550W power supply is required.
  • [6 Bays]
    • TS-677
  • [8 Bays]
    • TS-877
  • [12 Bays]
    • TS-1277
  • [16 Bays]
    • TS-1677X
    • TS-1685

 

 

Device compatibility may be affected if development/support for the device’s dri