# Determining the Transcoder Plex is using

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/determining-the-transcoder-plex-is-using/770668>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [January 14, 2022, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/determining-the-transcoder-plex-is-using/770668 "2022-01-14T10:41:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![plextalent](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/plextalent/32/94282_2.png) [@plextalent](https://forums.plex.tv/u/plextalent)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/determining-the-transcoder-plex-is-using/770668/1 "2022-01-14T10:41:05Z")

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Server Version#: Latest as of this posting, running on Windows  
Player Version#: N/A

My servers has the ability to HW transcode via the nVidia GPU or the Intel CPU.  
Is there a quick easy place to look to see which one is actually being used?

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**Author:** ![pl\_5309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2bfe46/32.png) [@pl\_5309](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pl_5309)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/determining-the-transcoder-plex-is-using/770668/2 "2022-01-14T12:02:43Z")

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Log files, need Debug logging turned on: [Plex Media Server Logs | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/)

Plex uses the default video for determining what GPU it uses. With Windows the Intel iGPU is usually disabled.

In the Plex Media Server.log file you can search for DEBUG - [Transcode] or use the web app and console to filter for the same.

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**Author:** ![plextalent](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/plextalent/32/94282_2.png) [@plextalent](https://forums.plex.tv/u/plextalent)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/determining-the-transcoder-plex-is-using/770668/3 "2022-01-14T13:19:23Z")

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Thanks for the quick response. I’ll have a look as advised.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/determining-the-transcoder-plex-is-using/770668/4 "2022-04-14T13:19:53Z")

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