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So I have a Shuttle mini PC that plays Kodi well and decodes h.264 videos with no problem. When I try playing HEVC videos however, I get stuttering. The PC has a free PCI-E slot, so I figure I can just drop in a video card that will do better h.265 decoding. What is the cheapest video card that can do that?
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Wow, thanks. I've seen the lowest price at $82 on Amazon. Is there anything comparable on the AMD front?
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The RX 540 but it costs a lot more (2x) and it there aren't as many passive models (Not sure there are ANY). It's a more capable graphics card but if you're looking purely for HEVC decoding and HDMI 2.0b support, the GT 1030 is the card for the job.
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Even older used cards can DECODE 1080p h265 just fine, probably 40usd'ish range.
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What $40 card (Model?) are we talking about here?
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Nvidia started with H265 hw decoding/encoding with the GTX950/960. Those are both probably still more expensive than the GT1030.
Otherwise it is up to the CPU to do the decoding job.
