Review: GPU-accelerated video-encoding. Who is better, AMD or NVIDIA?

by James Smith on 28 October 2009, 12:09

Tags: AMD (NYSE:AMD), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), HiS Graphics, BFG Technologies

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2009 - throwing weight behind consumer-focused GPGPU

2009 - back and forth

Consumer-focused GPGPU programs have been infiltrating the market throughout 2009. Here are some of the more notable ones, including the GPU manufacturer they apply to, and the effect/feature that's accelerated.

January –   CyberLink PowerDirector 7 – AMD - video encoding.


March -  vReveal MotionDSP – NVIDIA - video enhancements.

April -  CyberLink MediaShow Espresso – AMD and NVIDIA - video encoding.

April - Arcsoft SimHD plug-in for ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre 3 – NVIDIA - high-definition video upscaling

July - same as above, but this time for AMD.

August - CyberLink PowerDirector 8 – AMD and NVIDIA - video effects

August - Roxio Creator 2010 – AMD and NVIDIA - video encoding

September - CyberLink MediaShow 5 - AMD and NVIDIA - accelerated face-tagging

Coming soon – CyberLink PowerDirector 8.1 - AMD HD 5K GPUs - DX11-accelerated video effects.  Windows 7 drag-and-drop built-in transcoder – AMD (currently available in the HD 5000-series press driver).

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