# Enable CUDA support for transcoding
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/enable-cuda-support-for-transcoding/50669
**Category:** Feature Suggestions
**Created:** [December 20, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enable-cuda-support-for-transcoding/50669 "2013-12-20T17:04:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@firedog7881](https://forums.plex.tv/u/firedog7881)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enable-cuda-support-for-transcoding/50669/1 "2013-12-20T17:04:18Z")
I would like to utilize my graphics card for transcoding as it is more efficient than CPU. Please add CUDA support for trandcoding to utilize my computer more efficiently.
Since my PMS has a decent graphics card in it I would like to utilize it. I use this same computer for my Photoshop editing which has CUDA support.
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### Author:  [@chris811](https://forums.plex.tv/u/chris811)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enable-cuda-support-for-transcoding/50669/2 "2013-12-20T17:55:42Z")
> I would like to utilize my graphics card for transcoding as it is more efficient than CPU. Please add CUDA support for trandcoding to utilize my computer more efficiently.
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> Since my PMS has a decent graphics card in it I would like to utilize it. I use this same computer for my Photoshop editing which has CUDA support.
Using part of your GPU for transcoding would be great!
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### Author:  [@Trudge](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Trudge)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enable-cuda-support-for-transcoding/50669/3 "2013-12-21T01:07:46Z")
> I would like to utilize my graphics card for transcoding as it is more efficient than CPU. Please add CUDA support for trandcoding to utilize my computer more efficiently.
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> Since my PMS has a decent graphics card in it I would like to utilize it. I use this same computer for my Photoshop editing which has CUDA support.
duplicate, vote here -\> [https://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/65319-gpu-and-better-multithread-support-for-transcoding/?hl=gpu](https://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/65319-gpu-and-better-multithread-support-for-transcoding/?hl=gpu)
Pls search for existing threads before posting.
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### Author:  [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enable-cuda-support-for-transcoding/50669/4 "2021-03-06T21:57:00Z")
Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate/implemented
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### Author:  [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enable-cuda-support-for-transcoding/50669/5 "2021-06-10T00:46:59Z")