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Best low power GPU for 4k60 playback

Mr Technician
By Mr Technician
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I am looking to purchase a GPU for use in an HTPC VM attached directly to my 4k TV. I currently have a GT 1030 but it will only run at 4k30 over HDMI 2.0.

 

My requirements:

  • DP 1.4 output (will be converted to HDMI 2.1)
  • Modern decoding support (VP9 for sure, AV1 would be nice but is likely expensive)
  • I don't care about encoding
  • Has Linux drivers
  • Doesn't suffer from the reset bug as this will be used with KVM

 

Should I just buy another GT 1030 that has DP 1.4? I think that would check all but the AV1 box.

PC Specs:

CPU: AMD 1700x Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: Asus Crosshair VI Hero RAM: 4 * 8GB G.Skill RGB DDR4 Graphics: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 500GB Case: Fractal Design Meshify C PSU: EVGA 750w G3 Monitors: Dell SG2716DG +  2x Dell U2515H

 

Freenas specs:

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2 Cooler: Some noctua cooler Motherboard: Supermicro X9 SRL-F RAM: 8 * 8GB Samsung DDR3 ECC Storage: 6 * 4TB Seagate 7200 RPM RAIDZ2 Controller: LSI H220 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro PSU: EVGA 650w G3

 

Phone: iPhone 6S 32 GB Space Grey

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ARC 380 ? I am not sure about Linux drivers tho.

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33 minutes ago, KnoT said:

ARC 380 ? I am not sure about Linux drivers tho.

Looks like it does have Linux drivers as it is being touted for open source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-arc-a380-linux

 

It has a power connector which isn't ideal (just from a power consumption standpoint) but it sounds like this is because its power limit of 75W is right on the edge of what PCIe can supply.

PC Specs:

CPU: AMD 1700x Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: Asus Crosshair VI Hero RAM: 4 * 8GB G.Skill RGB DDR4 Graphics: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 500GB Case: Fractal Design Meshify C PSU: EVGA 750w G3 Monitors: Dell SG2716DG +  2x Dell U2515H

 

Freenas specs:

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2 Cooler: Some noctua cooler Motherboard: Supermicro X9 SRL-F RAM: 8 * 8GB Samsung DDR3 ECC Storage: 6 * 4TB Seagate 7200 RPM RAIDZ2 Controller: LSI H220 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro PSU: EVGA 650w G3

 

Phone: iPhone 6S 32 GB Space Grey

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