Why no $50 HEVC/VP9 decode capable GPU?

[at80eighty]

From what I have seen with Android TV Boxes, they can't handle 10-bit files. They can get them to show with frame skipping or extreme lag and audio issues, but that's about it. You can do 8-bit, but good luck beyond that.

newer Amlogic GPUs handle 10bit fine - e.g. Beelink Gt1

 

[mnewsham]

In my experience qsync with skylake and hevc have been very spotty. Maxwell/Pascal + cpu + mediaencoder has been much better. Half the time using skylake and handbrake, stuff comes out bad real bad so often that I stopped using it. I doubt kaby lake would be an improvement.

For encoding sure, but decoding is a different matter, if all you want to do is playback HEVC or H264/VP9, Kabylake would be just fine.

If you're looking to ENCODE HEVC, then I would stay away from hardware encoders to begin with, since they are fixed function, and instead use software encoding on the CPU where you can adjust quality settings to your hearts content.

 

[dark zero]

So, everyone consumes media. Thing is there is no $50 GPU with the following features:

- 8/10 bit HEVC/x265 decoding
- 8/10 bit H.264 /x264 decoding
- 4K support
- Displayport + HDMI
- 2GB GDDRx
- 128-bit (don't be tight now)
- Fanless

That won't cost that much, will it? Forget gaming, a perfect display card. Why? Kaby Lake is finally ticking most of those boxes but why is there no-one releasing such a card? I've just purchased a $50 (slightly more local) MXQ Android box that covers the first 2 points and in theory can do three, its ridiculous that an aftermarket card can't do it cheap.

Why do you think I want a GT 1040 and RX 450?

AMD indirectly hinted the RX 450 in the numeration of the cards (http://videocardz.com/61721/amd-radeon-rx-400-series-naming-scheme-explained), so this must be the most basic card for them.

Meanwhile there were rumors of the GTX 1050 SE, AKA GT 1040 being prepared (http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-launch-leak/)... maybe it will land on China only. But if this is wanted to other markets it might enter as the true budget card.

Also, expecting to see them trully fanless, since the only new gen card who goes trully fanless is the XFX RX 460 (http://videocardz.com/63418/xfx-announces-fanless-radeon-rx-460), but it's China only. I want it hard since it would be a perfect replacement of a GTX 750 but without any noise.

 

[cbn]

AMD indirectly hinted the RX 450 in the numeration of the cards (http://videocardz.com/61721/amd-radeon-rx-400-series-naming-scheme-explained), so this must be the most basic card for them.

Glad to see there will be a 64 bit Radeon 440 and 445 also.

 

[jpiniero]

The desktop 4xx cards below 460 are already released as they are OEM only rebrands.

 

[Shivansps]

GP108 should come out around $70 price range... if launched that whould be the perfect HTPC card.