In our recent blog comparing the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs to the previous gen NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series, we discussed the 50 Series’ new and improved technological features, game-changing capabilities, and the benefits thereof. As a filmmaker and editor, I’m obviously vested in what this next-gen graphics card can accomplish in a post production workflow, and as it turns out, it’s plenty, so let’s take a look at the GeForce RTX 50 Series’ new creator tools and capabilities for video, livestreaming, and 3D content creation.
Unleashing Power: Key Features of the GeForce RTX 50 Series
When compared to the previous generation, the GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs (built on the NVIDIA Blackwell architecture), runs creative generative AI models up to 2x faster in a smaller memory footprint. They also include NVIDIA DLSS 4 and up to 32GB of VRAM to support large scale 3D projects, as well as 9th generation NVIDIA encoders for advanced video editing and livestreaming.
GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs offer multiple software updates including:
• New AI-powered NVIDIA Broadcast which (according to NVIDIA) “transforms any room into a home studio.”
• RTX Video relies on AI to transform standard video into stunning, high dynamic range (HDR) video.
• The NVIDIA RTX Remix app, built on NVIDIA Omniverse, is an open-sourced platform that enables modders (game modification creators) to capture game assets, automatically enhance materials with generative AI tools, and easily create high grade RTX remasters featuring full ray tracing and DLSS 3.5 with Ray Reconstruction.
• NVIDIA NIM microservices are prepackaged and optimized models designed to “jumpstart AI content creation workflows.”
Going Pro Video with RTX 50: Color Grading and Blazing-Fast Video Exports
When it comes to video editing, GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs offer a significant leap in NVIDIA encoders and decoders with support for the 4:2:2 pro-grade color format, multiview-HEVC (MV-HEVC) for 3D and VR video, and the new AV1 Ultra High Quality mode.
For amateur video editors, 4:2:0 color compression, the spot where most consumer grade cameras fall, is adequate for video viewing on the browser, despite the fact that it reduces the amount of color information. For professional video editors, however, those limitations won’t cut it since they don’t provide the color depth essential for color grading. The good news is that GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs, with the 4:2:2 format, provide double the color information at a mere 1.3x increase in RAW file size.
Since decoding 4:2:2 video can be a challenge due to the large file sizes. GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs include 4:2:2 hardware support which is capable of decoding up to eight times the 4K 60 frames per second (fps) video sources per decoder. The result? Incredibly smooth, multi-camera video editing.
Key Video Features from RTX 50
If you’re looking for advancements in exporting video:
• The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 GPU is equipped with three encoders and two decoders.
• The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 GPU has two encoders and two decoders
• The NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti GPU has two encoders with a single decoder.
• The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 GPU includes a single encoder and decoder.
These multi-encoder and decoder setups, when paired with faster GPUs, enable the GeForce RTX 5090 to export video 60% faster than the GeForce RTX 4090 and 4x the speed when compared to the GeForce RTX 3090.
GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs also feature the ninth-gen NVIDIA encoder, NVENC, which provides a 5% improvement in video quality on HEVC and AV1 encoding (BD-BR), as well as a new AV1 Ultra Quality mode that reaches 5% more compression at the same quality. They also include the 6th generation NVIDIA decoder with twice the decode speed for H.264 video. The other big news for video editors (and NVIDIA Studio Driver users) is that NVIDIA is now working in close collaboration with professional video software (DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere Pro), as well as prosumer titles (Capcut and Wondershare Filmora) to integrate these technologies.
Powered by the growth of VR/AR and mixed reality headsets, momentum is building for 3D video, so the new GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs also include support for MV-HEVC codecs which, in the not too distant future, will unlock those formats.
Improved Livestreaming
Top tier live streamers have a producer, moderator, or other crew members to help them present to an audience, but for many, livestreaming is a one man or woman show requiring significant multitasking. Enter another NVIDIA Corporation collaboration, this time with Inworld AI and Streamlabs (part of the Logitech family and a leading provider of broadcasting software and tools for content creators), to create the Streamlabs Intelligent Streaming Assistant.
Streamlabs Intelligent Streaming Assistant
It’s like a crew in a box which joins streams as a 3D avatar to:
• Answer questions
• Comment on gameplay or chats
• Help initiate conversations
• Help produce streams
• Switch to the most relevant scenes
• Play audio and video cues
• Serve as IT assistant helping configure streams and troubleshoot issues.
Enhanced Streaming Experience and AI-Driven Tools
Two new AI-powered beta effects are being added to the NVIDIA Broadcast app, which we mentioned at the outset, audibly and visually converts any space into a home studio using AI-powered features that improve audio and video quality — without requiring specific (and very expensive) gear. The first up is Studio Voice, which will enhance microphone sound so it mimics that of a high-quality vocal mic. The other is Virtual Key Light, which “re-lights” the subject’s face to appear as if it were evenly lit by two lights. These features are recommended for video conferencing or non-gaming livestreams.
NVIDIA Broadcast upgrade
The NVIDIA Broadcast upgrade also includes an updated user interface which enables you to apply more effects simultaneously. It also offers improvements in:
• Background noise removal
• Virtual background
• Eye contact effects.
Furthermore, live streamers can also take advantage of NVENC, a 5% BD-BR video quality upgrade for HEVC and AV1 in the latest beta of Twitch’s Enhanced Broadcast feature in OBS and the improved AV1 encoder for streaming in Discord or YouTube.
Although slated for a later release, an RTX Video update worthy of mention is an AI feature that enhances video playback on popular internet browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, and locally with Video Super Resolution and HDR. The update is designed to decrease GPU usage by 30%, and will increase the number of GeForce RTX GPUs capable of running higher quality Video Super Resolution.
GeForce RTX 50 and 3D Rendering
3D artists can now create larger, more detailed worlds while using multiple applications simultaneously thanks to the GeForce RTX 5090 GPU’s 32GB of memory, the largest of any GeForce RTX GPU ever. This is a 33% increase over the GeForce RTX 4090 GPU and its new 4th generation RT Cores will also run 3D applications 40% faster.
DLSS 4, which we covered in the previous GeForce RTX 50 Series blog, features the new Multi Frame Generation to boost frame rates. It accomplishes this by using AI to generate up to three frames per rendered frame and empowers animators to seamlessly navigate a scene with 4x as many frames and render 3D content at 60 fps or more. Many 3D artists are now utilizing generative AI to boost productivity in generating draft 3D meshes, HDRi maps, or animations to prototype a scene.
The aforementioned NVIDIA RTX Remix modding platform also supports DLSS 4, increasing graphical fidelity and frame rates to maximize realism and immersion during gameplay. Coming soon, it will also support Neural Radiance Cache, a neural shader that uses AI to train on live game data and estimate per-pixel accurate indirect lighting. RTX Remix creators will also be able to access RTX Skin in their mods, the first ray-traced sub-surface scattering implementation in games. This will enable you to feature characters with greater realism.
Unlock the Future of Creative Workflows: Dive Into RTX 50 Series GPUs Today
If you’re a filmmaker, video editor, 3D artist, modder, or live streamer, there’s much to get excited about regarding these game changing NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs available inside select BOXX systems. Learn more here by clicking on the link or call a BOXX performance specialist at 877.877.BOXX.
