Data Sheet

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Interfaces
2.4.2.1 Hardware Accelerated Video Decode
Gen 9 LP implements a high-performance and low-power HW acceleration for video
decoding operations for multiple video codecs.
The HW decode is exposed by the graphics driver using the following APIs:
• Direct3D* 9 Video API (DXVA2)
• Direct3D11 Video API
• Intel Media SDK
• MFT (Media Foundation Transform) filters.
Gen 9 LP supports full HW accelerated video decoding for AVC/VC1/MPEG2/HEVC/VP8/
JPEG.
Expected performance:
• More than 16 simultaneous decode streams @ 1080p.
Note: Actual performance depends on the processor SKU, content bit rate, and memory
frequency. Hardware decode for H264 SVC is not supported.
2.4.2.2 Hardware Accelerated Video Encode
Gen 9 LP implements a high-performance and low-power HW acceleration for video
decoding operations for multiple video codecs.
The HW encode is exposed by the graphics driver using the following APIs:
• Intel Media SDK
• MFT (Media Foundation Transform) filters
Gen 9 LP supports full HW accelerated video encoding for AVC/MPEG2/HEVC/VP8/JPEG.
Table 2-14. Hardware Accelerated Video Decoding
Codec Profile Level Maximum Resolution
MPEG2 Main
Main
High
1080p
VC1/WMV9
Advanced
Main
Simple
L3
High
Simple
3840x3840
AVC/H264
High
Main
MVC and stereo
L5.1 2160p(4K)
VP8 0 Unified level 1080p
JPEG/MJPEG Baseline Unified level 16k x16k
HEVC/H265 (8 bits) Main L5.1 2160(4K)
HEVC/H265 (10
bits)
Main
BT2020, isolate Dec
L5.1 2160(4K)
VP9 0 (4:2:0 Chroma 8-bit) Unified level 2160(4K)