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title: NVIDIA GPU-based Transcoding Features
slug: zixi-broadcaster-zec-current-version/nvidia-gpu-based-transcoding-features
createdAt: 2024-12-19T18:06:16.956Z
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NVIDIA GPU transcoding uses NVIDIA GPUs for hardware-accelerated video transcoding. Servers with NVIDIA GPUs can be on-premise or cloud-based. NVIDIA GPU-based transcoding offers the following features:

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For a comparison of transcoders - codecs and color support - see [Comparison of Transcoders: Video Codec and Color Support](docId\:aOCBMb3wkMFjs7gjXVNP5).
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| <br />             | ***Format*** | ***Chroma Subsampling*** | ***Color Depth*** |
| ------------------ | ------------ | ------------------------ | ----------------- |
| ***Video Decode*** | MPEG-2       | 4:2:0                    | 8-bit             |
|                    | H.264/AVC    | 4:2:0                    | 8-bit             |
|                    | H.265/HEVC   | 4:2:0                    | 8-bit, 10-bit     |
| ***Video Encode*** | H.264/AVC    | 4:2:0                    | 8-bit             |
|                    | H.265/HEVC   | 4:2:0                    | 8-bit, 10-bit\*   |

*\*Input stream must be 10-bit*

- **Video Decoding:**
  - Frame Size: SD, HD (720p), Full HD (1080p), 4K (2160p)
  - Frame Rate: 24fps, 25fps, 29.97fps, 30fps, 59.94fps, 60fps
- **Video Encoding:**
  - Frame Size: SD, HD (720p), Full HD (1080p), 4K (2160p)
  - Frame Rate: 24fps, 25fps, 29.97fps, 30fps, 59.94fps, 60fps