GPU choice

[spicer]

Hello,

I run an Unraid server and want to use HW transcoding with Jellyfin.

As per

Code:

# lshw -C display

the following GPUs are available:

Code:

*-display               
      description: VGA compatible controller
      product: Pitcairn PRO [Radeon HD 7850 / R7 265 / R9 270 1024SP]
      vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
      physical id: 0
      bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
      version: 00
      width: 64 bits
      clock: 33MHz
      capabilities: pm pciexpress msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
      configuration: driver=radeon latency=0
      resources: irq:42 memory:e0000000-efffffff memory:f7c00000-f7c3ffff ioport:e000(size=256) memory:f7c40000-f7c5ffff
  *-display
      description: VGA compatible controller
      product: Caicos [Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 / R5 230 OEM]
      vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
      physical id: 0
      bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
      version: 00
      width: 64 bits
      clock: 33MHz
      capabilities: pm pciexpress msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
      configuration: driver=radeon latency=0
      resources: irq:44 memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:f7b20000-f7b3ffff ioport:d000(size=256) memory:f7b00000-f7b1ffff
  *-display
      description: VGA compatible controller
      product: Xeon E3-1200 v3 Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
      vendor: Intel Corporation
      physical id: 2
      bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
      version: 06
      width: 64 bits
      clock: 33MHz
      capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
      configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
      resources: irq:43 memory:f7400000-f77fffff memory:c0000000-cfffffff ioport:f000(size=64) memory:c0000-dffff

Pretty old stuff I know. It's surprisingly difficult to find definitive answers as to what exactly is supported on what GPU.
Also I am wondering about Windows compatibility - the Jellyfin documentation says Intel QSV is the only supported method on Windows, but there is also a section about AMD GPUs on Windows?

I could run Jf in a docker on Unraid or in a Windows VM (or Linux VM for that matter) - makes no difference to me.

So, what's my least bad option here?

Thanks in advance!

[TheDreadPirate]

That GPU has minimal transcoding capability, and I think only with VAAPI. IMO, not worth the effort to get working. It only has H264 DECODING support AFAICT.

What CPU do you have? A relatively new-ish Intel iGPU would work well. Intel 5000 (Broadwell) and newer.

[spicer]

That GPU has minimal transcoding capability, and I think only with VAAPI.  IMO, not worth the effort to get working.  It only has H264 DECODING support AFAICT.

Which GPU do you mean now exacty?

What CPU do you have?  A relatively new-ish Intel iGPU would work well.  Intel 5000 (Broadwell) and newer.

Intel Xeon E1268L v3 with Intel HD Graphics 4600

The alternatives are: Radeon HD 7850 (which has UVD 4.0 and VCE 1.0 if I see it correctly?) or Radeon HD 6450 (which is out of the race anyway I suppose?)

Thanks

[TheDreadPirate]

Code:

product: Pitcairn PRO [Radeon HD 7850 / R7 265 / R9 270 1024SP]

That one. Your other options are not viable either.

The cheapest, most cost effective, upgrade option for Jellyfin is an Arc A310.

[spicer]

Ok so I guess this one is my least bad option, at least it has hardware 264 de- and encoding according to UVD and VCE specs. If it works under Windows or Linux I will have to test, the documentation is unclear.