Basic VM Video Card Recommendation

[goinsnoopin]

I am currently using a nvidia GTX950 for my Windows 10 VM.  I am thinking of installing the nvidia plugin to use that GPU for transcoding.  I only use Windows 10 for internet browsing, youtube, netflix, general office use (i.e. no gaming or video editing). 

 

Any recommendations for an inexpensive GPU to passthrough to my Windows VM.  I read through the recommended hardware posting and see people have mentioned the GT 710 and the GT 730.   Would these GPUs be sufficient?   Any others to consider...would like to stay with NVIDIA to keep drivers simple if I ever need to switch back to the GTX950.

 

 For the GT710 it comes in 1GB and 2GB.  Is it worth spending the extra for a 2GB model?

 

Thanks,

Dan

[testdasi]

The GTX 950 doesn't support NVENC so you won't be able to use for (Plex) transcoding.

[itimpi]

I believe that you need a card off the list at https://developer.nvidia.com/video-encode-decode-gpu-support-matrix to support NVENC for transcoding?

[goinsnoopin]

I was looking at this list and thought I was okay: https://www.elpamsoft.com/?p=Plex-Hardware-Transcoding

 

Guess I need to do a little more research.  In looking at pricing gt 710 runs somewhere around $30 used....but a GTX 1050ti can be had for $70 or so used on Reddit hardwareswap.    Maybe I should just go for that and call it a day.