Recommended Hardware Configurations for proper CoreAVC™ Playback

The CoreAVC™ H.264 Video decoder for windows directshow has the following 'recommended' hardware configurations below: Noting that the recommendations listed are measured for full screen video playback and a more powerful system will deliver the best playback experience. But because of how efficient CoreAVC is, you may find that what it takes to perform at these levels can be achieved just as well on a slower PC too.

CoreAVC™ for Windows

CPU - 800 MHz or faster Intel Pentium class or equivalent AMD processor

RAM - At least 256MB of RAM

OS - Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, 7

480p video at 24 frames per second

CPU - 1.4 GHz or faster Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent AMD processor

RAM - At least 256MB of RAM- 64MB or greater video card

OS - Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, 7

720p video at 24-30 frames per second

CPU - 2.2 GHz or faster Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent AMD processor

RAM - At least 512MB of RAM

GPU - 128MB or greater video card

OS - Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, 7

1080p video at 24-30 frames per second

CPU - 2.8 GHz or faster Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent AMD processor

RAM - At least 1GB of RAM

GPU - 256MB or greater video card

OS - Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, 7

GPU Requirements for NVIDIA CUDA:

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260/280/290/295/4xx/5xx, 9800, 9600, 9500, 8800 GT, 8800 GTS 512, 8700, 8600, 8500, 8400, Tesla S1070/C1060, Quadro FX 3700, Quadro FX 3600M, Quadro FX 1700/FX 570/ NVS 320M/FX 1600M/FX 570M/FX 370/NVS 290/NVS 140M/NVS 135M/FX 360M/NVS 130M and higher. You will also need drivers 191.07 or higher.

GPU Requirements for DXVA:

Software:  DXVA 1: Windows XP with video renderer VMR-7 or VMR-9.

Software:  DXVA 2: Windows Vista/7 with video renderer EVR.
Hardware:  ATI:  Radeon HD 2xxx, 3xxx, 4xxx, 5xxx or higher
Hardware:  NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 260/280/290/295/4xx/5xx, 9800, 9600, 9500, 8800 GT, 8800 GTS 512, 8700, 8600, 8500, 8400, Tesla S1070/C1060, Quadro FX 3700, Quadro FX 3600M, Quadro FX 1700/FX 570/ NVS 320M/FX 1600M/FX 570M/FX 370/NVS 290/NVS 140M/NVS 135M/FX 360M/NVS 130M and higher.