Compatible GPU card for transcoding on TS-673A / TS-873A

picked up a PH-GTX1050TI-4G card used on eBay and now the HW transcoding is 7-8x faster and watching 4K HEVC stream works without issues.

Brand	Model	Supported feature(s)
MSI	GTX1650 4GT LP OC	HD Station / Linux Station / Hardware Transcoding / Container Station / Virtualization Station
ZOTAC	GAMING GeForce GTX 1650 LP 4GB	HD Station / Linux Station / Hardware Transcoding / Container Station / Virtualization Station
ASUS	PH-GTX1050TI-4G	HD Station / Linux Station / Hardware Transcoding / Container Station / Virtualization Station
MSI	Geforce GT1030 2G LP OC	HD Station / Linux Station / Container Station / Virtualization Station
GIGABYTE	GV-N1030D5-2GL Low Profile	HD Station / Linux Station / Container Station / Virtualization Station

Many people will consider a new 73A model with a dedicated PCIe graphics card.
The card that works is : PH-GTX1050TI-4G
In UK it costs around £220 https://amzn.to/3aP39OP
In USA similar in dollars: https://amzn.to/2ZKa2dM

It can cope with 4K and 8K displays thanks to a native HDMI 2.0b. Digital Max Resolution 7680 x 4320.

If you do not connect via HDMI you can easily stream via 1GbE with no problems.

You can find more about compatible NAS and compatible graphics cards here:
https://nascompares.com/qnap-compatible-graphics-cards-gpu/
https://nascompares.com/answer/qnap-nas-with-gpu-slot-for-plex-4k-hdr-transcoding/
https://nascompares.com/answer/nas-with-gpu-graphics-card-for-plex-transcoding/
https://nascompares.com/best-graphics-cards-gpu-for-4k-plex-video-transcoding/
https://nascompares.com/answer/nas-with-pcie-gpu-slot-for-video-hardware-transcoding/