At the moment, Lucid's Virtu software is the only way to enjoy Sandy Bridge's video-encoding logic in systems running discrete graphics cards. Licensing the software will reportedly cost motherboard makers $5-10 per board, and Intel has already signed on. Other motherboard makers may hold off on following in Intel's footsteps, though. Taiwanese motherboard makers have traditionally been loathe to adding pricey options to their products, and they could have a free alternative to Virtu before long.
AMD has launched their Radeon RX 7900 GRE graphics card in the west. Can thew new cards be GREat though? Tony the Tiger in the house.
NVIDIA will have a Special Address at CES 2024 which is scheduled for Monday, 8 Jan. at 8 a.m. PT / 5 p.m. CET.
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