EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti SC to 4K-60fps from Panasonic GH5?

[Fork]

I was thinking about purchasing an EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti SC card in preparation for viewing video files filmed with a Panasonic GH5 video camera (being released this spring). This will be the first camera in this price range capable of filming 4K at 60fps (the initial bitrate will be 200mb/s and eventually a 450mb/s option).

I know this card is capable of 2K at 60fps, but that's for video games and I'm trying to get an idea how it might perform with just video playback. My assumption is that games have more timing issues and require a lot more resources. I don't know if this question can be answered in a meaningful way, but I thought I'd see if anyone has any insight.

 

[nvgpu]

https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-video-codec-sdk

See "NVDEC - Hardware-Accelerated Video Decoding" section, hopefully you can find your answer there.

 

[Bouowmx]

To add on: Shaders (or Nvidia "CUDA cores") for gaming and the video ASIC are separate. Performance of the video ASIC is independent of the number of shaders: "2K at 60fps for video games" does not matter for video decoding.

 

[Fork]

Thanks everyone. This article seems to suggest this card for HTPC.

http://techbuyersguru.com/video-card-buyers-guide

 

[Bacon1]

If you aren't gaming on it, why not get the cheaper 1050? Pretty sure they have the same video capabilities.