# Hardware acceleration/hardware transcoding device clarification **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** server-windows, hardware\ **Created:** [May 16, 2025, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-acceleration-hardware-transcoding-device-clarification/918839 "2025-05-16T05:34:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![theencoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@theencoder](https://forums.plex.tv/u/theencoder)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-acceleration-hardware-transcoding-device-clarification/918839/1 "2025-05-16T05:34:45Z")
Seeking some clarification as I’m beginning to believe I perhaps have a misunderstanding. I have a new older computer setup as a backup plex server that has both a dedicated gpu and integrated. I have plex pass and so I have hardware acceleration enabled as well I have the dedicated card selected. However I look at the graphics card usage while play back is in direct playback, and transcoding both on network and remote. I only ever see the igpu being used which leads me to think I have a misconception of what is or should be going on. PMS: 1.41.6.9685-d301f5-511a OS: Win 11 Pro Build 26100.406 CPU: i5-8400H iGPU: Intel UHD 630 NVidia MX130 Nvidia Control Panel: ver 553.46 Fresh install all showing up to date I am sure there is some more information I can give but unsure what to provide other. Any clarification of this would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know if more information is needed. Thank you community. ---
**Author:** ![jfreiman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jfreiman/32/82584_2.png) [@jfreiman](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jfreiman)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-acceleration-hardware-transcoding-device-clarification/918839/2 "2025-05-16T06:08:47Z")
Everything appears to be working ideally for your set-up. According to this Nvidia page your GPU does not support transcoding - or at least it doesn’t use the modern Nvenc engine. [Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix | NVIDIA Developer](https://developer.nvidia.com/video-encode-and-decode-gpu-support-matrix-new) You’re Intel iGPU appears to be what Plex had found and according to your description is working as expected - it’s handling your transcoding. Your Intel GPU has great codec support - for Plex. (See below) But that’s just my 2 cents - someone could likely give you a more indepth description and diagnosis. Intel Article Link Encode and Decode Capabilities for 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors and Newer > **[Encode and Decode Capabilities for 7th Generation Intel® Core™...](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/encode-and-decode-capabilities-for-7th-generation-intel-core-processors-and-newer.html)** > > This document lists the media encode and decode capabilities for the 7th generation Intel® Core™ processors and newer. ---
**Author:** ![theencoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@theencoder](https://forums.plex.tv/u/theencoder)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-acceleration-hardware-transcoding-device-clarification/918839/3 "2025-05-16T06:34:51Z")
Thank you, I figured the answer would be simple and I just didn’t know the correct search criteria. As well it lets me know more information about how my aging main rig also lines up… And oof 😂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-acceleration-hardware-transcoding-device-clarification/918839/4 "2026-04-22T13:56:22Z")
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