QuickSync is available on earlier gen machines. I have 7th gen with it.
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teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 7 months agoWhy 8th gen? Wikipedia and Plex say quicksync was added in Sandy Bridge.
ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 7 months ago
TechAdmin@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Intel Quick Sync video saw a lot of improvements on 8th gen & since it’s all so old the pricing differences between 7th & 8th gen are going to be negligible.
ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 7 months ago
I don’t see as nearly as many used ThinkCentre Tinys for sale with post 7th gen chips. I wonder if this is why.
cron@feddit.de 7 months ago
I think the fact that Windows 11 is only supported on 8th gen makes the previous generations quite cheap. Many companies are preparing the upgrade to windows 11 and start throwing the old stuff out.
AlphaAutist@lemmy.world 7 months ago
8th gen is when support was added for HEVC I’m pretty sure
TechAdmin@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Yep, 8th gen (Coffee Lake) saw a lot of improvements in Intel Quick Sync, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Quick_Sync_Video#Hard…