I have only a PCIe 2.0 x4 and a PCIe 3.0 x16 free and I need to install a 10Gbps SFP+ card and a graphic card for transcoding with Jellyfin (the CPU is an old E5-2620 v2). Since I can’t find any SFP+ card that is x4, do you know a graphic card with decent transcoding capabilities (I’d day 2 4K simultaneously) that is only PCIe 2.0 x4?

Edit: the x4 slot is full length.

  • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    3 months ago

    The absolute best bang for your buck new GPU’s for decode/encode are Intel ARC GPU’s. They use Intel’s Quick Sync Video system which is some of the best supported encode/decode libraries out there, and they’re cheap.

    An ARC A380 is easily had for $110, runs entirely off 75w PCIe slot power requiring no additional PSU wires, and supports H264/H265/AV1 encode. It’s a no brainer.

    As long as it physically fits the slot, it should not have an issue with the lower PCIe bandwidth. The lower end GPU’s really need very little even for video encode.

    • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      It can also accelerate machine learning through OpenVino if I’m not mistaken. Useful for face recognition in photo apps etc.

      • HarriPotero@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        Resizable BAR was previously cited as a requirement for Intel ARC cards, but I think the drivers today can do without. Sounds like your system might be too old to have that. Might be a soft requirement, as in you’ll see a performance drop if you don’t have it.

    • skittlebrau@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      My Arc A380 has been great. Intel Quick Sync is so well supported across all platforms.

      Arc A310 is also a great option since you can find them in single slot low profile varieties too.

    • bitwaba@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Do you need to run the Intel cards with an Intel CPU to get the quick sync benefits? I upgraded my desktop last year and am going to convert my old Ryzen 5600x system to … something. Not sure what yet though. Just working on my options.