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[ VMS ] How to enable the GPU decoding? - 20160505

Question:
How to enable the GPU decoding?

Answer:
There are three method to enable the GPU decoding.
1. Use Intel On-board VGA card
2. Use NVidia external VGA Card
3. Use combination of Intel On-board VGA card + NVidia external VGA Card

Here is more detail on each method.

1. Use Intel On-board VGA card
On-board VGA: GPU decoding is only supported when using the following Intel chipsets:
* 2nd Generation Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 Desktop Processors (Sandy Bridge)
* 3rd Generation Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 Desktop Processors (Ivy Bridge)
* 4th Generation Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 Desktop Processors (Haswell / Haswell Refresh)
* 6th Generation Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 Desktop Processors (Skylake)

2. Use NVidia external VGA Card

* Support Compute Capability 3.0 or above
* Graphics card Memory 2GB or above
* Support NVIDIA CUDA Video Decoder(H264/AVCHD)
* Support multiple external VGA attached to the same motherboard

To look up the commute capability of the NVIDIA graphics cards, refer to: https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus.


3. Use combination of Intel On-board VGA card + NVidia external VGA Card

To have both the on-board VGA and external VGA perform GPU
decoding, the VGAs must follow their respective specifications listed above.

Note:
1. If you have both on-board VGA and external VGA installed, the on-board VGA must be connected to a monitor in order for the on-board VGA to be enabled.
2. You can install multiple external graphics cards if needed.

Reference:
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