# CPU encode option for lower bit rates/resolutions **URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/cpu-encode-option-for-lower-bit-rates-resolutions/795374 **Category:** Feature Suggestions **Created:** [June 2, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cpu-encode-option-for-lower-bit-rates-resolutions/795374 "2022-06-02T14:22:29Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner) #### Post date: [June 2, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cpu-encode-option-for-lower-bit-rates-resolutions/795374/2 "2022-06-02T14:53:46Z")
A request for the same feature exists already. > [@Selective Hardware Transcoding by resolution](https://forums.plex.tv/t/selective-hardware-transcoding-by-resolution/484934/1): > > Hello! Hardware transcoding works great for me at 720p or higher resolutions and saves my Intel NUC server a lot of CPU power when enabled. However my 480p or lower transcode remote users complain the quality is unwatchable. Please add a setting to only use hardware transcoding at select resolutions or greater. We could set it to only use hardware transcode at 720 or 1080 stream or higher and then use the normal transcoding processes for lower resolutions. This would provide at least some CPU … Therefore this one is closed, to prevent spreading the votes across several threads, even though they vote for the same (or at least very similar thing). Votes are given back to the users who voted on this request. Please think of re-voting in the other thread if you still want it. * * * Rules for the Feature Suggestions forum section: - Please **search** before creating a new suggestion thread. - Only one feature per thread. See existing feature suggestions, sorted by **most popular** first: [https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/8/l/votes](https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/8/l/votes) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cpu-encode-option-for-lower-bit-rates-resolutions/795374)._