Transcode & AI accelerators
One decision, five kinds of answer. Transcode (Plex/Jellyfin) wants QuickSync or NVENC; AI detection (Frigate) wants a Coral, Hailo, NPU or GPU; local LLMs want VRAM. The one that is already inside your box (iGPU/NPU) is often the right - and cheapest - answer.
| AcceleratorThe accelerator model - an integrated GPU, NPU, Coral/Hailo TPU or a discrete GPU. Click to sort. | TypeHardware class: iGPU (integrated), NPU, TPU (Coral/Hailo) or a discrete GPU. Click to sort. | TranscodeVideo transcoding for Plex/Jellyfin/Emby - the codecs it can hardware-encode (H.264/HEVC/AV1). "-" means it does not transcode. Click to sort. | 1080p streamsRealistic simultaneous 1080p H.264 transcodes on the stock driver. Consumer GeForce is capped by NVIDIA's NVENC session limit; pro cards and Intel QuickSync are throughput-bound. Click to sort. | FrigateFrigate object-detection support and the detector it uses (e.g. OpenVINO, TensorRT, EdgeTPU). Click to sort. | TOPSAI throughput in tera-operations per second - the detection horsepower for Frigate and NPUs. Higher runs more camera streams. Click to sort. | VRAMVideo memory in GB. Matters for local LLMs and larger AI models. Click to sort. | PassMarkPassMark G3D Mark - a gaming GPU benchmark, a rough proxy for raw GPU power. Not a measure of transcode quality, which is fixed-function. Click to sort. | GPU sharingHow the GPU can be shared across VMs and containers: passthrough, SR-IOV / vGPU, or none. Click to sort. | PriceBest current price we track, in the selected region's currency. Click to sort. |
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| AMD Ryzen AI (XDNA2) | npu | - | - | maturing | 50 | - | - | - | built-in |
| Intel QuickSync (UHD Gen12 iGPU) | igpu | H.264/HEVC 4K (AV1 decode) | 8 | OpenVINO | - | - | - | sr-iov | built-in |
| Intel Arc iGPU (Core Ultra) | igpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 encode | 8 | OpenVINO | - | - | - | sr-iov | built-in |
| Intel AI Boost NPU (Core Ultra 100) | npu | - | - | OpenVINO | 11 | - | - | - | built-in |
| Intel AI Boost NPU (Core Ultra 200V) | npu | - | - | OpenVINO | 48 | - | - | - | built-in |
| Google M.2 Accelerator A+E key | tpu | - | - | EdgeTPU (native) | 4 | - | - | - | $74.99 |
| Google M.2 Accelerator B+M key | tpu | - | - | EdgeTPU (native) | 4 | - | - | - | $70.80 |
| Google M.2 Dual Edge TPU | tpu | - | - | EdgeTPU (native) | 8 | - | - | - | $55.99 |
| Google Coral USB Accelerator | tpu | - | - | EdgeTPU (native) | 4 | - | - | - | $136 |
| Nvidia Quadro P400 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Pascal) | 18 | TensorRT | - | 2GB | 1,666 | vgpu (unlock) | $74.85 |
| Hailo Hailo-8L (M.2) | npu | - | - | Hailo | 13 | - | - | - | ~$70 Check price |
| Nvidia Quadro P1000 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Pascal) | 18 | TensorRT | - | 4GB | 4,514 | vgpu (unlock) | $138 |
| Intel Arc A310 | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 encode (Arc) | 15 | OpenVINO | - | 4GB | 5,459 | - | $140 |
| Hailo Hailo-8 (M.2) | npu | - | - | Hailo | 26 | - | - | - | $243 |
| Hailo Hailo-10H (M.2) | npu | - | - | Hailo | 40 | - | - | - | ~$120 Check price |
| Nvidia Tesla M40 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Maxwell) | - | TensorRT | - | 24GB | 10,220 | vgpu (unlock) | $277 |
| Intel Arc A380 | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 encode | 20 | OpenVINO | - | 6GB | 6,313 | - | $140 |
| Nvidia Quadro T400 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Turing) | 24 | TensorRT | - | 2GB | 3,619 | vgpu (unlock) | $279 |
| Nvidia Tesla P4 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Pascal) | 18 | TensorRT | - | 8GB | 9,107 | vgpu (unlock) | $179 |
| Nvidia Quadro P620 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Pascal) | 18 | TensorRT | - | 2GB | 3,713 | vgpu (unlock) | $69.00 |
| Nvidia Quadro P2000 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Pascal) | 18 | TensorRT | - | 5GB | 7,023 | vgpu (unlock) | $167 |
| Nvidia RTX A400 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Ampere) | 24 | TensorRT | - | 4GB | 5,980 | vgpu | $244 |
| Nvidia RTX 3060 8GB | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Ampere) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 8GB | 15,189 | - | $400 |
| Intel Arc A580 | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 encode (Arc) | 20 | OpenVINO | - | 8GB | 12,037 | - | $182 |
| Nvidia Quadro T600 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Turing) | 24 | TensorRT | - | 4GB | 6,372 | vgpu (unlock) | ~$180 Check price |
| Intel Arc A750 | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 encode (Arc) | 20 | OpenVINO | - | 8GB | 12,638 | - | $205 |
| Nvidia Quadro P2200 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Pascal) | 18 | TensorRT | - | 5GB | 9,419 | vgpu (unlock) | $175 |
| Nvidia Tesla P100 | gpu | - | - | TensorRT | - | 16GB | 9,621 | vgpu (unlock) | $170 |
| Intel Arc B570 | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 encode (Xe2) | 20 | OpenVINO | - | 10GB | 14,096 | - | $260 |
| Nvidia RTX 3050 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Ampere) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 8GB | 12,482 | - | ~$230 Check price |
| Intel Arc B580 | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 encode (Xe2) | 20 | OpenVINO | - | 12GB | 16,024 | - | $310 |
| Nvidia Quadro T1000 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Turing) | 24 | TensorRT | - | 8GB | 6,517 | vgpu (unlock) | $398 |
| Nvidia RTX 3060 12GB | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Ampere) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 12GB | 16,713 | - | ~$280 Check price |
| Nvidia RTX 4060 | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 (NVENC Ada) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 8GB | 19,495 | - | ~$300 Check price |
| Nvidia RTX A1000 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Ampere) | 24 | TensorRT | - | 8GB | 10,687 | vgpu | $520 |
| Nvidia Tesla P40 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Pascal) | 18 | TensorRT | - | 24GB | 11,596 | vgpu (unlock) | ~$300 Check price |
| Nvidia RTX A2000 12GB | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Ampere) | 24 | TensorRT | - | 12GB | 13,667 | vgpu | $608 |
| Intel Arc A770 16GB | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 encode (Arc) | 20 | OpenVINO | - | 16GB | 13,352 | - | ~$330 Check price |
| Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Ampere) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 8GB | 20,236 | - | ~$330 Check price |
| Intel Arc Pro B50 | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1/VP9 (Xe2 media) | 20 | OpenVINO | - | 16GB | 12,542 | sr-iov | ~$349 Check price |
| Nvidia RTX 3070 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Ampere) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 8GB | 22,092 | - | $440 |
| Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti 8GB | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 encode (NVENC Ada) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 8GB | 22,599 | - | $900 |
| Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 encode (NVENC Ada) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 16GB | 22,583 | - | ~$430 Check price |
| Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 (NVENC Blackwell 4:2:2) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 16GB | 22,614 | - | $830 |
| Nvidia RTX 3080 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Ampere) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 10GB | 24,995 | - | $1,589 |
| Nvidia RTX 5070 | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 (NVENC Blackwell 4:2:2) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 12GB | 28,667 | - | ~$549 Check price |
| Nvidia RTX 4070 | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 encode (NVENC Ada) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 12GB | 26,874 | - | $819 |
| Intel Arc Pro B60 | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1/VP9 (Xe2 media) | 20 | OpenVINO | - | 24GB | 15,084 | sr-iov | $650 |
| Nvidia Tesla T4 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Turing) | 24 | TensorRT | - | 16GB | 9,912 | vgpu | $646 |
| Nvidia RTX 4070 Super | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 encode (NVENC Ada) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 12GB | 29,939 | - | ~$600 Check price |
| Nvidia RTX 2000 Ada | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 encode (NVENC Ada) | 24 | TensorRT | - | 16GB | 16,967 | vgpu | $780 |
| Nvidia RTX A4000 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Ampere) | 24 | TensorRT | - | 16GB | 19,368 | vgpu | ~$650 Check price |
| Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 (NVENC Blackwell 4:2:2) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 16GB | 32,354 | - | ~$749 Check price |
| Nvidia RTX 3090 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Ampere) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 24GB | 26,510 | - | $1,850 |
| Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Super | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 encode (NVENC Ada) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 16GB | 31,827 | - | ~$800 Check price |
| Nvidia RTX 5080 | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 (NVENC Blackwell 4:2:2) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 16GB | 35,626 | - | ~$999 Check price |
| Nvidia RTX 4080 Super | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 encode (NVENC Ada) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 16GB | 34,241 | - | $1,895 |
| Nvidia RTX 4000 SFF Ada | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 encode (NVENC Ada) | 45 | TensorRT | - | 20GB | 20,558 | vgpu | $2,187 |
| Nvidia RTX A5000 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Ampere) | 24 | TensorRT | - | 24GB | 22,873 | vgpu | $2,879 |
| Nvidia RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 (NVENC Blackwell 4:2:2) | - | TensorRT | - | 24GB | 23,919 | vgpu | ~$1,500 Check price |
| Nvidia RTX 4090 | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 encode (NVENC Ada) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 24GB | 38,050 | - | $3,690 |
| Nvidia RTX 5090 | gpu | H.264/HEVC/AV1 (NVENC Blackwell 4:2:2) | 12 | TensorRT | - | 32GB | 38,962 | - | ~$1,999 Check price |
| Nvidia RTX A6000 | gpu | H.264/HEVC (NVENC Ampere) | 24 | TensorRT | - | 48GB | 22,633 | vgpu | $6,199 |
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TOPS50
VRAM-
GPU sharing-
Built-in - no add-on card to buy.
TranscodeH.264/HEVC 4K (AV1 decode)
1080p streams8
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FrigateEdgeTPU (native)
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Intel Arc A310
gpu
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$140best live price
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Nvidia Tesla M40
gpu
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VRAM24GB
GPU sharingvgpu (unlock)
$277best live price
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Intel Arc A380
gpu
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$140best live price
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Nvidia Tesla P4
gpu
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$179best live price
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Nvidia RTX A400
gpu
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$244best live price
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VRAM8GB
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$400best live price
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Intel Arc A580
gpu
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VRAM8GB
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$182best live price
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~$180
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Intel Arc A750
gpu
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$205best live price
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Intel Arc B570
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VRAM10GB
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Nvidia RTX 3050
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VRAM8GB
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~$230
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Intel Arc B580
gpu
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VRAM12GB
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$310best live price
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GPU sharingvgpu (unlock)
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VRAM12GB
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~$280
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Nvidia RTX 4060
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VRAM8GB
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~$300
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Nvidia RTX A1000
gpu
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VRAM8GB
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Nvidia Tesla P40
gpu
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VRAM24GB
GPU sharingvgpu (unlock)
~$300
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VRAM12GB
GPU sharingvgpu
$608best live price
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~$330
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Nvidia RTX 3070
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Nvidia RTX 5070
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Nvidia RTX 4070
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~$650
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~$749
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Nvidia RTX 3090
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Nvidia RTX 5080
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Nvidia RTX 4090
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~$1,999
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Nvidia RTX A6000
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PassMark = GPU G3D score (raw graphics horsepower - a rough proxy only; a low-G3D pro card can still transcode well). 1080p streams = approximate simultaneous 1080p H.264 transcodes on stock drivers: consumer GeForce is capped by NVIDIA's NVENC concurrent-session limit, while pro/datacenter and Intel Arc cards are throughput-bound. Verify for your own build.
iGPU/NPU show "built-in" - they come inside the CPU/box, with no add-on card to buy. Discrete-GPU prices are approximate; used cards (Quadros) vary.