Intel® Quick Sync Video Tec nology on Intel® IrisTM Graphics and Intel® HD Gra hics family—Flexible Transcode Performance and Quality

The 4th generation Intel® CoreTM Processor introduces Intel® IrisTM Pro Graphics, Intel® IrisTM Graphics and Intel® HD Graphics (4200+ Series), featuring the newest iteration of Intel® Quick Sync Video technology. In addition, Intel Quick Sync technology is also available in the Intel Xeon® Processor E3-1200 v3 product family with Intel HD Graphics P4600/P4700. For the purposes of this whitepaper, we will refer simply to Intel Quick Sync technology. This advanced graphics solution sets a milestone in performance by delivering a blazingly fast transcode experience, and balances image quality and performance through a series of optimized user targets for easy adoption. This paper explains the changes in Intel Quick Sync Video transcode target usages, describes the new high-performance hardware acceleration engine, and sets performance and quality expectations for each target usage.