Does the GTX 970 support H.265?

[BlueMustache]

Hello Tom's Hardware,
I am a computer programmer and a mild hardware enthusiast.
I plan on upgrading my GPU to a GTX 970 for one reason mainly.
I plan on using moonlight streaming to stream my rig to my ODROID with an h.265 decoder.
What I need to know are two things.
1. Does the GTX 970 have a dedicated h.265 hardware encoder / decoder? (Can't get a clear answer)
2. Does anyone know if h.265 encoding will automatically work with moonlight, for those who have used it before.

Thanks!
-Tom

 

[stellar205]

Hello Tom! 1) I visited the NVIDIA's site and I got some clarity there. Here is the paragraph from the website:
"Maxwell GPUs also ship with an enhanced NVENC encoder that adds support for H.265 encoding. Compared to H.264, H.265 compression offers significant bandwidth savings at the same quality level, which will help enable the next generation of streamed gaming experiences within the home or over the cloud."
Hence, it clearly supports 'H.265' encoding.
2) I haven't experience 'Moonlight' before but, by surfing the internet, I have found that it supports 'H.265' which produces improvement in picture quality but there are some latency issues in the stream. So, some went back to 'H.264'.
-THANK YOU

 

[BlueMustache]

Thanks stellar205. I knew that the 960s and 980s shipped with h.265, but wanted to make sure before spending that much money.