Detailed Instruction on How to Enable Handbrake GPU Acceleration

Part 1. Can Handbrake Use GPU Acceleration for Video Encoding?

Part 2. How to Enable Handbrake NVENC, Intel QSV, and AMD VCE Hardware Acceleration

Part 3. The Steps of Enabling Handbrake GPU Acceleration and Encoding Files

Part 4. A Simple Way to Enable Hardware Acceleration and Encode Videos Faster

Can Handbrake Use GPU Acceleration for Video Encoding?

Q: I use HandBrake for transcoding video, but it's no faster since I upgraded to my GTX 1650. I assume this is a CPU-heavy process. Is there a way to have GPU encoding for Handbrake? Will it have any benefits than doing it with CPU?

A: The latest version of Handbrake supports encoding with Nvidia NVENC, Intel QSV (Quick Sync Video) and AMD VCE hardware acceleration technologies, which helps take a load off of the CPU and speeds up the encoding process. The following part shows how to enable Handbrake GPU acceleration.

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How to Enable Handbrake NVENC, Intel QSV, and AMD VCE Hardware Acceleration

Handbrake only supports a few hardware-accelerated encoder software and operating systems. Before starting the Handbrake hardware acceleration process, let's view the computer configurations that Handbrake officially recommends (not hard limits):

	Processor and Graphics Card	Operating System Version
Nvidia NVENC Encoder	NVIDIA GeForce GTX Pascal (1050+), GTX/RTX Turing (1650+, 2060+) or Ampere (3060+) series GPU or better. NVIDIA Graphics Driver 456.71 or later.	Windows 10
Intel Quick Sync Video	Intel Skylake (6th Generation Core) CPU or later with Intel HD Graphics or better	Windows 10
AMD VCE Encoder	AMD Radeon RX5000 (RDNA) and RX6000 (RDNA2) series GPU or better	Windows 10

Note that if you are using an old operating system or hardware, the Handbrake GPU acceleration may work, as well, even if Handbrake doesn't offer native support for it. Besides, please make sure you're using the latest version of Handbrake. Upgrade the version here:

https://handbrake.fr/downloads.php

The Steps of Enabling Handbrake GPU Acceleration and Encoding Files

Step 1. Launch Handbrake, click on File under Source Selection and import a single video file.

Step 2. Go to the top menu bar, select Tools > Preferences > Video. The supported hardware video encoder will be enabled automatically, and the unsupported handbrake encoder options will be grey and can't be selected. Here takes Handbrake NVENC as an example.

Step 3. After enabling Handbrake GPU acceleration, go back to the main interface, choose an option that you want to convert the video to under the Presets section. Then hit the Video tab, under the Video Codec drop-down list, select a codec with Nvidia NVENC .

Step 4. Finally, specify the output file location, and click on the green Start Encode to initialize the GPU video encoding Handbrake process.

A Simple Way to Enable Hardware Acceleration and Encode Videos Faster

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Step 1. Import Videos into the GPU Video Converter

Run HD Video Converter Factory Pro, select Converter on the main interface. Click on Add Files and import videos you want to convert.

Step 2. Choose an Output Format

Hit the Output Format button on the right side of the interface, and choose an output format. If you convert a video format to another one with the same encoder without any other settings altered, the Lightning Mode will be activated and there will be a lightning icon on the video. Meanwhile, the conversion will be accelerated dramatically.

Step 3. Enable Hardware Acceleration

The Hardware Acceleration feature is enabled by default. You can click on the Hardware Acceleration button on the lower right to enable/disable it and learn more about the feature.

Step 4. Start the Conversion Process

Choose an output path via the inverted triangle icon. Then click on Run to start the process.

At Last

This article has explained the detailed steps of how to speed up Handbrake by using Handbrake GPU acceleration and also recommend you a simpler GPU-accelerated video converter. You can choose one based on your needs. If this article is useful for you, please share it with more friends.

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