Video Core Next
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Video Core Next is AMD's brand for its dedicated video encoding and decoding hardware core.
Background[edit]
Video Core Next is AMD's successor ASIC to both UVD and VCE.[1] It can be used to decode, encode and transcode ("sync") video streams, for example, a DVD or Blu-ray Disc to a format appropriate to, for example, a smartphone. Unlike video encoding on a CPU or a general-purpose GPU, Video Core Next is a dedicated hardware core on the processor die. This application-specific integrated circuit design can allow for a much more power efficient video processing.[2][3]
Support[edit]
Video Core Next supports: MPEG2 Decode, MPEG4 Decode, VC-1 Decode, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Encode/Decode, HEVC Encode/Decode, and VP9 Decode.[4]
| H.262 (MPEG-2) |
MPEG-4 | VC-1/WMV9 | H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) |
H.265 (HEVC) |
VP9 | AV1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCN 1.0[4] | Decoding | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Encoding | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
References[edit]
- ^ Larabel, Michael (17 November 2017). "Radeon VCN Encode Support Lands In Mesa 17.4 Git". Phoronix. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Intel's Second-Gen Core CPUs: The Sandy Bridge Review - Sandy Bridge's Secret Weapon: Quick Sync". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
- ^ "The Sandy Bridge Review: Intel Core i7-2600K, i5-2500K and Core i3-2100 Tested". AnandTech. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- ^ a b "X.Org: Radeon Feature Matrix – Video Core Next".
