Hardware acceleration (NVIDIA/Intel/AMD) & H.264 encoder

Bandicut, Hardware acceleration, H.264 encoder

If you use the [High-Speed mode] of Bandicut, you can cut parts of video or join multiple videos quickly while maintaining the quality of the original video.

If you use the [Encoding mode] of Bandicut, you can use the hardware-accelerated H.264 (NVIDIA, Intel, AMD) encoders which allow you to cut, trim, split, join and convert videos at a higher speed than the H.264 (CPU) software-based encoder.


* A comparison between High-Speed mode, NVIDIA, Intel, AMD and H.264 (CPU)

High-Speed NVIDIA Intel AMD H.264 (CPU)
Mode High-Speed Encoding(H/W) Encoding(H/W) Encoding(H/W) Encoding(S/W)
Windows Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista Windows 11/10/8/7 Windows 11/10/8/7 Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista
Bandicut 1.0.1 or higher 3.5.0 or higher 1.0.1 or higher 3.5.0 or higher 1.0.1 or higher
Video card - GTX600 or higher i3, i5, i7 or higher HD7700 or higher -
Speed Ultra-fast
 Fast
 Fast
 Fast
 Normal
Quality Original quality
 Good
 Good
 Good
 Good
Description Edit quickly while preserving the original video quality.

See more»		 Hardware acceleration, NVIDIA NVENC
Nvidia NVENC»		 Hardware acceleration, Intel quick sync video
Intel QSV»		 Hardware acceleration, AMD VCE, AMD APP
AMD VCE»		 H.264 (CPU) is slower than the hardware-based encoder.

  • [High-Speed mode] mode is always faster than the hardware accelerated "H264(NVIDIA/Intel/AMD)" encoder.

  • The hardware accelerated "H264(NVIDIA/Intel/AMD)" encoder is always faster than the "H264(CPU)" encoder.

  • Normally, H264(AMD VCE) is faster than H264(Intel Quick Sync Video), but it is less stable.

  • The video quality of H264(NVIDIA/Intel/AMD) and H264(CPU) are the same.

  • All things considered, our recommendation is "High-Speed mode > H264(NVIDIA NVENC) > H264(Intel Quick Sync Video) > H264(AMD VCE) > H.264(CPU)".


1. H.264 (NVIDIA NVENC) encoder: High Speed + High Quality

Bandicut supports the hardware-accelerated H.264 (NVIDIA® NVENC) encoder which allows you to cut, trim, split, join and convert videos at a higher speed than the software-based encoder. If you use Windows 7 or a later OS and GTX 600 or higher NVIDIA graphics cards, you can encode videos faster than the H.264 (CPU) encoder. See more»


2. H.264 (Intel Quick Sync Video) encoder: High Speed + High Quality

If you have a system equipped with Windows 7 or a later OS and a new Intel CPU (i3/5/7), you can use the embedded hardware acceleration function to cut and convert videos "at a higher speed than H.264 Software Encoder". You need to enable the embedded graphic functionality of your CPU for the hardware acceleration. See more»


3. H.264 (AMD VCE) encoder: High Speed + High Quality

Bandicut supports the hardware-accelerated H.264 (AMD VCE) encoder which allows you to cut, trim, split, join and convert videos at a higher speed than the software-based encoder. If you use Windows Vista or a later OS and HD 7700 or higher AMD graphics cards, you can encode videos faster than the H.264 (CPU) encoder. See more»


4. H.264 (CPU) Software Encoder: Normal Speed + High Quality

If you have a system equipped with Windows XP or a later OS, you can use the "H.264 (CPU)" software encoder both in [High-Speed mode] and [Encoding mode]. With "H.264 (CPU)" software encoder, you can cut and convert videos to lower sizes and higher quality. The encoding speed is slower than the "H264(NVIDIA/Intel/AMD)" encoder.



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