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Product Overview

3 Feature Descriptions

3.1 Graphics Subsystem

ASUS NUC Boards NUC12WS support Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (Core™ i7 vPro, i7, i5 vPro, and i5

processors) or Intel® UHD Graphics for 12

Gen Intel Processors (Core™ i3 processor).

3.1.1 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics

Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics implements a high-performance and low-power HW acceleration for video

decoding operations for multiple video codecs.

The HW decode is exposed by the graphics driver using the following APIs:

• Direct3D* 9 Video API (DXVA2), Direct3D11 Video API, Direct3D12 Video API, Intel

Media SDK, MFT (Media Foundation Transform) filters, and Intel VA API.

• Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics supports full HW accelerated video decoding for

AVC/HEVC/VP9/JPEG and AVI.

Intel® 12

Gen Processors implements a low-power low-latency fixed function encoder and high-

quality customizable encoder with hardware assisted motion estimation engine which supports AVC,

MPEG-2, HEVC, and VP9. The HW encode is exposed by the graphics driver using the following

APIs:

• Intel® Media SDK and MFT (Media Foundation Transform) filters.

• Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics supports full HW accelerated video encoding for

AVC/HEVC/VP9/JPEG.

There is hardware support for image processing functions such as De-interlacing, Film cadence

detection, Advanced Video Scaler (AVS), detail enhancement, gamut compression, HD adaptive

contrast enhancement, skin tone enhancement, total color control, Chroma de-noise, SFC (Scalar

and Format Conversion), memory compression, Localized Adaptive Contrast Enhancement (LACE),

spatial de-noise, Out-Of-Loop De-blocking (from AVC decoder), and 16 bpc support for de-

noise/de-mosaic. The HW video processing is exposed by the graphics driver using the following

APIs:

• Direct3D* 9 Video API (DXVA2), Direct3D* 11 Video API, OneVPL, MFT (Media

Foundation Transform) filters, Intel® Graphics Control Library, and Intel VA API.

Intel® 12

Gen Processors support the following transcoding features:

• High performance high quality flexible encoder for video editing and video

archiving, lower-power low latency encoder for video conferencing, wireless display,

and gam streaming, lossless memory compression for media engine to reduce

media power, high-quality Advanced Video Scaler (AVS) and low power Scaler and

Format Converter.

Notes:

1. Resolution support is subject to memory bandwidth availability

2. Single 8K at 60 Hz display, supported by monitors that accept dual DP input for tiled screen