# Hardware transcoding with AMD GPUs on Linux **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Tags:** server-linux\ **Created:** [October 11, 2019, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-transcoding-with-amd-gpus-on-linux/474282 "2019-10-11T11:21:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ansem93](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Ansem93](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Ansem93)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-transcoding-with-amd-gpus-on-linux/474282/1 "2019-10-11T11:21:51Z")
Hi everyone! I wanted to request if it would be possible to add Hardware transcoding with AMD GPUs on Linux. Since ryzen the AMD APUs are the best cpu for a small HTPC since they have both a great CPU and GPU. It’s really sad that they are not supported! ---
**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:** [October 11, 2019, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-transcoding-with-amd-gpus-on-linux/474282/2 "2019-10-11T11:27:48Z")
A request for the same feature exists already, and it has more votes. > [@\[Feature Request\] Add support for AMD's Video Core Next encoding](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-add-support-for-amds-video-core-next-encoding/226861/1): > > Right now the main way to run a plex server is with an Intel CPU that support Quicksync. This results in the best performance and especially price/performance ratio. It would be very nice if plex also supported AMD’s processors with built in graphics for transcoding. As an example, here is the performance capability of the Ryzen5 2400G processor: [image] That is about seven 1080p movies it could encode when used as a plex server cpu, or two 4k movies too. Quite a lot for a [little $170 processo…](https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113480 "little $170 processor") Therefore this one is closed. 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. * * * Please **search** before creating a new suggestion thread. Only one feature per thread. See feature suggestions, sorted by **most popular** first [https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/l/votes](https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/l/votes) ---
**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:** [October 11, 2019, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-transcoding-with-amd-gpus-on-linux/474282/3 "2019-10-11T11:27:52Z")