Finally! Faster 4:2:2 Video Editing (RTX 50 Series)

Discussing NVIDIA's new support for encoding and decoding 4:2:2 footage in DaVinci Resolve with RTX 50-Series Blackwell GPUs.

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0:00 - Intro & Disclosure
0:31 - The Problem
1:11 - Enter Blackwell
1:59 - Resolve Demonstration
7:17 - Benchmarks
9:04 - Split Encoding
10:12 - Final Thoughts

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[avocadoenjoyer]

I'm going to really enjoy this 4 years from now when the 50 series is available to buy at a realistic price.

[muscle__rr]

Intel $80 A380 can encode/decode 422.
Just get a used intel A380 for less than $50 and put that in the 2nd PCIe slot and enjoy your current primary GPU.
No need to spend $3000 for only this feature.

[TheGameBench]

It's worth mentioning that the 5070 Ti and down only have one decode unit, where the 5080 and 5090 have two. Also, the 5070 Ti and 5080 have dual encoders with the 5090 having three, while the 5070 and down only have one. So, there can be some performance losses depending which 50 series GPU you get, even if they all support the same codecs.

[RealTechnoPanda]

I noticed that you are using 14 Gen Intel CPU. If you enable the iGPU from your BIOS, you will get hardware decode for 10-bit 422 h265 without using RTX 5090. This is because Intel iGPU already supports it. DaVinci resolve will automatically use both your RTX 4090 and Intel iGPU intelligently.

[TomaxSF]

THANK YOU GERALD!!!! I have been waiting for this exact video.

[Space_Reptile]

what about the Intel Arc B580? it supports up to 10-bit 4:4:4 H265 and VP9 and 4:2:0 AV1 encoding

[hugevibez]

One note on CPU utilization: in modern CPUs with lots of cores, like your 14900K, CPU utilization doesn't tell you the full picture at all. This is because it measures the total utilization is across all cores, and you might be utilizing only a single core. Especially in games that aren't as multi-threaded, you can end up with a situation where you have a CPU bottleneck at only 10% CPU utilization. The same could happen here where you still get some stutters scrubbing through footage for example while your CPU utilization is low. This is why hardware acceleration is such a massive benefit for video editing, though for actual exports I would still rely on CPU encodes because hardware encoders don't offer the same image quality.

[ChrisRussellTech]

The 14900K has Quicksync for HEVC 10-bit 422, I wonder what the difference is on a AMD CPU that doesn't have direct hardware encoding for HEVC 10-bit.

[MachinesMore]

Just wanted to say as a hardware reviewer your channel has been extremely helpful in my camera and lighting setup, so big shout-out to you. This is also a different perspective on GPUs and I appreciate that. Enjoy the card and if you ever want to get undone with an SFF build let me know.

[whtevercomestmind]

Bruh thanks for reviewing this! I legit created a school for myself based on your teachings. I want to be able to give my clients the best I can offer and serve them in the best way. so thanks a lot.

[petersarellas]

“Hi my name is Gerald Undone and I love maximizing efficiency whenever I can”

[Qiuvox]

How much fps do u get of u put it in very fast preset with single pass ?

[hiawrj]

I just put in an intel arc a310 and got all the encoding and decoding I need. It works in tandem with GeForce. 🎉

[Magmafire]

Throughout most of the video, I almost didn't care what you were saying. Using 4:2:0 proxies basically eliminates the playback decode issues. Once you went through the encoding improvements with 4:2:2 footage, that's when I cared. Wow! There is a decent time savings with the newer GPU. I would be curious to see if something like a RTX 5070 would blow away a RTX 4090 for encoding 4:2:2 footage.

[BrandonZacharie]

Thanks for being proactive about reviewing this kind of stuff. Now I am curious as to how cheap of a PC we can go with a 50 series GPU and still get a smooth editing experience.

[donovankean]

I just choose to record in h.265 420 and I'm happy with that. My 4080 edits perfectly smooth. All of my content is delivered to YouTube or some other online format, so I have no need for 422 export.

[mooksdfe]

Didn't Intel include media encode and decode engines in their Arc B-Series cards which were released before RTX 50 Series? I've been thinking that Intel GPUs are better value because of the lower price.

[danh]

Just finished and rendered a big job that had updated my main rig in advance of (9800X3D & 5080.) I was a little bummed when I learned Resolve Studio 19 wouldn't automatically make use of the hardware encode/decode improvements. But the system still ate through it without too many hassles. Now that I am done with that project, I am looking forward to trying out rev 20!

On the upside, playing FFXVI at 4K 120fps has helped me get over it.

[theremingtonjames]

Out of all the 5090 reviews, this is the one for me.

[nelsoncam]

you definitely enjoy nerding out and thanks