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Video Code Engine (VCE, was earlier referred to as Video Coding Engine,[1] Video Compression Engine[2] or Video Codec Engine[3] in official AMD documentation) is AMD's video encoding application-specific integrated circuit implementing the video codec H.264/MPEG-4 AVC. Since 2012 it was integrated into all of their GPUs and APUs except Oland.
VCE was introduced with the Radeon HD 7000 Series on 22 December 2011.[4][5][6] VCE occupies a considerable amount of the die surface at the time of its introduction[7] and is not to be confused with AMD's Unified Video Decoder (UVD).
As of AMD Raven Ridge (released January 2018), UVD and VCE were succeeded by Video Core Next (VCN).
Overview
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/AMD_VCE_fixed_mode.svg/220px-AMD_VCE_fixed_mode.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/AMD_VCE_hybrid_mode.svg/220px-AMD_VCE_hybrid_mode.svg.png)
The handling of video data involves computation of data compression algorithms and possibly of video processing algorithms. As the template compression methods shows, lossy video compression algorithms involve the steps: motion estimation (ME), discrete cosine transform (DCT), and entropy encoding (EC).
AMD Video Code Engine (VCE) is a full hardware implementation of the video codec H.264/MPEG-4 AVC. It is capable of delivering 1080p at 60 frames/sec. Because its entropy encoding block is also a separately accessible Video Codec Engine, it can be operated in two modes: full-fixed mode and hybrid mode.[8][9]
By employing AMD APP SDK, available for Linux and Microsoft Windows, developers can create hybrid encoders that pair custom motion estimation, inverse discrete cosine transform and motion compensation with the hardware entropy encoding to achieve faster than real-time encoding. In hybrid mode, only the entropy encoding block of the VCE unit is used, while the remaining computation is offloaded to the 3D engine of the GPU, so the computing scales with the number of available compute units (CUs).
VCE 1.0
As of April 2014, there are two versions of VCE.[1] Version 1.0 supports H.264 YUV420 (I & P frames), H.264 SVC Temporal Encode VCE, and Display Encode Mode (DEM).
It can be found on:
- Piledriver-based
- Trinity APUs (Ax-5xxx, e.g. A10-5800K)
- Richland APUs (Ax-6xxx, e.g. A10-6800K)
- GPUs of the Southern Islands generation (GCN1: CAYMAN, ARUBA (Trinity/Richland), CAPE VERDE, PITCAIRN, TAHITI). These are
- Radeon HD 7700 series (except HD 7790 with VCE 2.0)
- Radeon HD 7800 series
- Radeon HD 7900 series
- Radeon HD 8570 to 8990 (except HD 8770 with VCE 2.0)
- Radeon R7 250E, 250X, 265 / R9 270, 270X, 280, 280X
- Radeon R7 360, 370, 455 / R9 370, 370X
- Mobile Radeon HD 77x0M to HD 7970M
- Mobile Radeon HD 8000-Series
- Mobile Radeon Rx M2xx Series (except R9 M280X with VCE 2.0 and R9 M295X with VCE 3.0)
- Mobile Radeon R5 M330 to R9 M390
- FirePro cards with 1st Generation GCN (GCN1) (Except W2100, which is Oland XT)
VCE 2.0
Compared to the first version, VCE 2.0 adds H.264 YUV444 (I-Frames), B-frames for H.264 YUV420, and improvements to the DEM (Display Encode Mode), which results in a better encoding quality.
It can be found on:
- Steamroller-based
- Kaveri APUs (Ax-7xxx, e.g. A10-7850K)
- Godavari APUs (Ax-7xxx, e.g. A10-7890K)
- Jaguar-based
- Kabini APUs (e.g. Athlon 5350, Sempron 2650)
- Temash APUs (e.g. A6-1450, A4-1200)
- Puma-based
- Beema and Mullins
- GPUs of the Sea Islands generation as well Bonaire or Hawaii GPUs (2nd Generation Graphics Core Next), such as
- Radeon HD 7790, 8770
- Radeon R7 260, 260X / R9 290, 290X, 295X2
- Radeon R7 360 / R9 390, 390X
- Mobile Radeon R9 M280X
- Mobile Radeon R9 M385, M385X
- Mobile Radeon R9 M470, M470X
- FirePro cards with 2nd Generation GCN (GCN2)
VCE 3.0
Video Code Engine 3.0 (VCE 3.0) technology features a new high-quality video scaling and - since version 3.4 - High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC/H.265).[10][11]
It, together with UVD 6.0, can be found on 3rd generation of Graphics Core Next (GCN3) with "Tonga", "Fiji", "Iceland", and "Carrizo" (VCE 3.1) based graphics controller hardware, which is now used AMD Radeon Rx 300 Series (Pirate Islands GPU family) and VCE 3.4 by actual AMD Radeon Rx 400 Series and AMD Radeon 500 Series (both Polaris GPU family).
- Tonga: Radeon R9 285, 380, 380X; Mobile Radeon R9 M390X, M395, M395X, M485X
- Tonga XT: FirePro W7100, S7100X, S7150, S7150 X2
- Fiji: Radeon R9 Fury, Fury X, Nano; Radeon Pro Duo (2016); FirePro S9300, W7170M ; Instinct MI8
- Polaris: RX 460, 470, 480; RX 550, 560, 570, 580; Radeon Pro Duo (2017)
VCE 4.0
The Video Code Engine 4.0 encoder and UVD 7.0 decoder are included in the Vega-based GPUs.[12][13]
VCE 4.1
AMD's Vega20 GPU, present in the Instinct Mi50, Instinct Mi60 and Radeon VII cards, include VCE 4.1 and two UVD 7.2 instances.[14][15]
Feature overview
APUs
The following table shows features of AMD's processors with 3D graphics, including APUs (see also: List of AMD processors with 3D graphics).
Platform | High, standard and low power | Low and ultra-low power | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Codename | Server | Basic | Toronto | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Micro | Kyoto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Desktop | Performance | Raphael | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mainstream | Llano | Trinity | Richland | Kaveri | Kaveri Refresh (Godavari) | Carrizo | Bristol Ridge | Raven Ridge | Picasso | Renoir | Cezanne | ||||||||||||||
Entry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | Kabini | Dalí | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mobile | Performance | Renoir | Cezanne | Rembrandt | Dragon Range | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mainstream | Llano | Trinity | Richland | Kaveri | Carrizo | Bristol Ridge | Raven Ridge | Picasso | Renoir Lucienne |
Cezanne Barceló |
Phoenix | ||||||||||||||
Entry | Dalí | Mendocino | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | Desna, Ontario, Zacate | Kabini, Temash | Beema, Mullins | Carrizo-L | Stoney Ridge | Pollock | |||||||||||||||||||
Embedded | Trinity | Bald Eagle | Merlin Falcon, Brown Falcon |
Great Horned Owl | Grey Hawk | Ontario, Zacate | Kabini | Steppe Eagle, Crowned Eagle, LX-Family |
Prairie Falcon | Banded Kestrel | River Hawk | ||||||||||||||
Released | Aug 2011 | Oct 2012 | Jun 2013 | Jan 2014 | 2015 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2016 | Oct 2017 | Jan 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jan 2021 | Jan 2022 | Sep 2022 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2011 | May 2013 | Apr 2014 | May 2015 | Feb 2016 | Apr 2019 | Jul 2020 | Jun 2022 | Nov 2022 | ||
CPU microarchitecture | K10 | Piledriver | Steamroller | Excavator | "Excavator+"[16] | Zen | Zen+ | Zen 2 | Zen 3 | Zen 3+ | Zen 4 | Bobcat | Jaguar | Puma | Puma+[17] | "Excavator+" | Zen | Zen+ | "Zen 2+" | ||||||
ISA | x86-64 v1 | x86-64 v2 | x86-64 v3 | x86-64 v4 | x86-64 v1 | x86-64 v2 | x86-64 v3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Socket | Desktop | Performance | — | AM5 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Mainstream | — | AM4 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Entry | FM1 | FM2 | FM2+ | FM2+[a], AM4 | AM4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Basic | — | — | AM1 | — | FP5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Other | FS1 | FS1+, FP2 | FP3 | FP4 | FP5 | FP6 | FP7 | FL1 | FP7 FP7r2 FP8 |
? | FT1 | FT3 | FT3b | FP4 | FP5 | FT5 | FP5 | FT6 | |||||||
PCI Express version | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
CXL | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fab. (nm) | GF 32SHP (HKMG SOI) |
GF 28SHP (HKMG bulk) |
GF 14LPP (FinFET bulk) |
GF 12LP (FinFET bulk) |
TSMC N7 (FinFET bulk) |
TSMC N6 (FinFET bulk) |
CCD: TSMC N5 (FinFET bulk) cIOD: TSMC N6 (FinFET bulk) |
TSMC 4nm (FinFET bulk) |
TSMC N40 (bulk) |
TSMC N28 (HKMG bulk) |
GF 28SHP (HKMG bulk) |
GF 14LPP (FinFET bulk) |
GF 12LP (FinFET bulk) |
TSMC N6 (FinFET bulk) | |||||||||||
Die area (mm2) | 228 | 246 | 245 | 245 | 250 | 210[18] | 156 | 180 | 210 | CCD: (2x) 70 cIOD: 122 |
178 | 75 (+ 28 FCH) | 107 | ? | 125 | 149 | ~100 | ||||||||
Min TDP (W) | 35 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 105 | 35 | 4.5 | 4 | 3.95 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||||
Max APU TDP (W) | 100 | 95 | 65 | 45 | 170 | 54 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 54 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
Max stock APU base clock (GHz) | 3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 1.75 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 3.35 | 2.8 | |||
Max APUs per node[b] | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Max core dies per CPU | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Max CCX per core die | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Max cores per CCX | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Max CPU[c] cores per APU | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Max threads per CPU core | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Integer pipeline structure | 3+3 | 2+2 | 4+2 | 4+2+1 | 1+3+3+1+2 | 1+1+1+1 | 2+2 | 4+2 | 4+2+1 | ||||||||||||||||
i386, i486, i586, CMOV, NOPL, i686, PAE, NX bit, CMPXCHG16B, AMD-V, RVI, ABM, and 64-bit LAHF/SAHF | ![]() |
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IOMMU[d] | — | v2 | v1 | v2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
BMI1, AES-NI, CLMUL, and F16C | ![]() |
— | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||
MOVBE | — | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AVIC, BMI2, RDRAND, and MWAITX/MONITORX | — | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
SME[e], TSME[e], ADX, SHA, RDSEED, SMAP, SMEP, XSAVEC, XSAVES, XRSTORS, CLFLUSHOPT, CLZERO, and PTE Coalescing | — | ![]() |
— | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||
GMET, WBNOINVD, CLWB, QOS, PQE-BW, RDPID, RDPRU, and MCOMMIT | — | ![]() |
— | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||
MPK, VAES | — | ![]() |
— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
SGX | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FPUs per core | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Pipes per FPU | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FPU pipe width | 128-bit | 256-bit | 80-bit | 128-bit | 256-bit | ||||||||||||||||||||
CPU instruction set SIMD level | SSE4a[f] | AVX | AVX2 | AVX-512 | SSSE3 | AVX | AVX2 | ||||||||||||||||||
3DNow! | 3DNow!+ | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
PREFETCH/PREFETCHW | ![]() |
Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Video_Coding_Engine