A couple of questions regarding VP22 and/or VP23 GPU Performance

anthony-chiappette wrote on 9/17/2025, 8:52 PM

Hi everyone. I'm just wondering about VP22 / VP23 performance with GPU acceleration. My Intel Core i7 11700 has built in Intel HD graphics. I currently have this turned off in BIOS as I have my nVidia GTX 1650 Super (4GB) installed. Is there any benefit to turning on the intel graphics to use as the GPU acceleration in Vegas? I'd still use the dedicated GPU for video output. I know the Intel graphics will eat up some system memory, but I have 64GB RAM to work with.

My other question is regarding nVidia GPU's. As stated, I have a GTX 1650 super with 4GB memory as my dedicated graphics, and I use that for GPU acceleration in Vegas. It seems to work fine, I don't find any noticeable bottlenecks. But based on a comment to me regarding the GTX 1650 not having enough memory for Vegas, I bought an RTX 5060 with 8GB GDDR7. However, upon opening it, I see that it only uses an 8X slot, vs. my GTX 1650 which is 16x. And the RTX 1650 is PCIE 5, where as my motherboard only supports PCIE 4. Will I suffer worse performance by installing this card?

For what it's worth, the GTX 1650 has served me well the last several years. I'm not a gamer, so never really paid too much attention to high power graphics. I chose to upgrade to the RTX 5060 as it was the cheapest option for me.

Any replies are appreciated. Thank you.

ASUS Prime Z590-A Motherboard with Intel Core i7 11700 8 Core / 16 Thread 2.50GHZ, 64GB Crucial DDR4 3200 (4 x 16GB), nVidia GeForce GTX1650Super 4GB DDR5, SoundBlaster X AE5 soundcard, 3 x 4TB Samsung 860 EVO SATA 3 SSD, 2 x 8TB Samsung 870 QVO SATA 3 SSD, 1 x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVME PICE4 SSD, 2 X WD 4 TB NVME PCIE3 SSD, 2 X Viewsonic HD monitors, LG Blu-Ray writer. Windows 11 (latest build), currently using Vegas Pro 22 latest build, and limited VP23 use to gauge performance and ease of use differences. Videos come from 2 x Canon HFR800 cameras, MP4 files at 1920 x 1080 60p 35Mbps.

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RogerS wrote on 9/17/2025, 9:10 PM

For VP 22/23 it now keeps the image data in your GPU VRAM so there's no real need for the iGPU at this point.
It does have enough VRAM for general work, though more is better (HDR, AI Fx, etc. can really benefit from more).

The RTX 5060 will be a major upgrade from the 1650, especially for decoding. While it may not live up to its full performance potential on a PCI 4 motherboard that doesn't mean it's as slow as a GTX 1650. I expect it will be far faster. If you felt like doing before/after benchmarks there are two in my signature you can use.

anthony-chiappette wrote on 9/17/2025, 10:31 PM

Thank you. I had planned on rendering the project I am working on with the 1650 and recording the results, then installing the new card tomorrow and rerunning the render to see the differences. I will give the benchmarks a shot as well.

ASUS Prime Z590-A Motherboard with Intel Core i7 11700 8 Core / 16 Thread 2.50GHZ, 64GB Crucial DDR4 3200 (4 x 16GB), nVidia GeForce GTX1650Super 4GB DDR5, SoundBlaster X AE5 soundcard, 3 x 4TB Samsung 860 EVO SATA 3 SSD, 2 x 8TB Samsung 870 QVO SATA 3 SSD, 1 x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVME PICE4 SSD, 2 X WD 4 TB NVME PCIE3 SSD, 2 X Viewsonic HD monitors, LG Blu-Ray writer. Windows 11 (latest build), currently using Vegas Pro 22 latest build, and limited VP23 use to gauge performance and ease of use differences. Videos come from 2 x Canon HFR800 cameras, MP4 files at 1920 x 1080 60p 35Mbps.

RogerS wrote on 9/17/2025, 10:37 PM

It would be great to get your results. I just did a similar one going from a RTX 2080 Super to a 5070; I suspect you'll see an even greater difference.