Epyc rome gets the first real-time hevc encoding in 8k

Beamr Imaging claims to have achieved the world's first real-time 8K HEVC encoding using a single EPYC 7742 processor, AMD's flagship server CPU based on Rome's new architecture.

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A single 64-core EPYC 7742, which includes the 7nm process and Zen 2 microarchitecture (the same type as Ryzen 3000), encoded 8K images in real time at 79 frames per second with a 10-bit color depth required for HDR.

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This is a significant achievement for both hardware and software. In this way, EPYC 7742 is the world's first 64-core x86 CPU to come in a standard, general-purpose socket, and the Beamr encryption software is designed to use all 64 of those cores. Paralleling is a significant concern for CPUs with increasing numbers of cores, from consumer applications to server applications, so it's nice to see that the 7742 is being used to the fullest in this application.

The demand for real-time 8K image encoding at a good quality level has increased as 8K displays have started to hit the market. They are not very common today, but they are likely to become more common over time, just like 4K monitors, and especially televisions. Soon we will be able to watch live TV in 8K, which is the angle that AMD and Beamr are taking with the coding and streaming capabilities of the 77 42, specifically with regard to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

AMD says EPYC could be used for more than just television. The chips are also suitable for "premium video on demand" (Netflix, Hulu, etc.), as well as "streaming game content in the cloud." With these processors, streaming this content in 8K would be possible and accessible. We will keep you informed.

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