The problem is on Plex for not supporting AMD hardware encoding , and it’s… not really clear why they don’t? AFAIK Plex is MPV based, so it should support it out of the box.
I guess the point I’m trying to make is that, whenever it’s time to buy again, its best to re-evaluate. And not assume, say, only Intel has good transcoding hardware.
I didn’t mean for that to come off as abrasive or anything (and fact is AMD VCE doesn’t work for Plex specifically for whatever reason, which is a huge problem), but it’s also a little microcosm of why Nvidia has like 95% market share. Shoppers’s perception of products is not necessarily up to date, and its all too easy to make assumptions based on brands.
100% agree with the last thing you said about checking latest info before buying, but…
I stand by what I said about nothing AMD makes being even close to QS. Pretty much the only two reasons to need server side transcoding at a level where CPU is still relevant is
Plex and clones.
Security cameras.
There’s nothing worth mentioning that works with AMD.
My N150 is transcoding 9 4k streams from cameras 24/7 and easily handles another 1 or 2 4k streams when plex needs it. All at <10W. At this load, it almost never goes above 50% cpu consumption.
I’ll definitely check current offerings if I ever need to replace my setup, but right now, AMD basically doesn’t exist in this market.
AMD hardware encoding is supported in tons of apps. In terms of quality, the AV1 encoding specifically seems to be between Nvidia and Intel last gen: https://www.pcworld.com/article/1434166/amd-rdna-3-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-content-creation-review.html
And got significantly better this gen.
The problem is on Plex for not supporting AMD hardware encoding , and it’s… not really clear why they don’t? AFAIK Plex is MPV based, so it should support it out of the box.
I guess the point I’m trying to make is that, whenever it’s time to buy again, its best to re-evaluate. And not assume, say, only Intel has good transcoding hardware.
I didn’t mean for that to come off as abrasive or anything (and fact is AMD VCE doesn’t work for Plex specifically for whatever reason, which is a huge problem), but it’s also a little microcosm of why Nvidia has like 95% market share. Shoppers’s perception of products is not necessarily up to date, and its all too easy to make assumptions based on brands.
100% agree with the last thing you said about checking latest info before buying, but…
I stand by what I said about nothing AMD makes being even close to QS. Pretty much the only two reasons to need server side transcoding at a level where CPU is still relevant is
There’s nothing worth mentioning that works with AMD.
My N150 is transcoding 9 4k streams from cameras 24/7 and easily handles another 1 or 2 4k streams when plex needs it. All at <10W. At this load, it almost never goes above 50% cpu consumption.
I’ll definitely check current offerings if I ever need to replace my setup, but right now, AMD basically doesn’t exist in this market.