How many channels can I view at the same time on the QVR Pro Client or QVR Smart Client?
Applicable Products
QVR Pro Client, QVR Smart Client
Overview
The QVR Pro Client and QVR Smart Client help you manage IP cameras, monitor live views, and playback previous recordings from QVR Pro, QVR Center, QVR Elite, and QVR Recording Vault. You can install the QVR Pro Client on your Windows and macOS devices. The QVR Smart Client is available only for the QNAP HDMI Display.
Unfortunately, the maximum number of simultaneous channels depends on the CPU, RAM, and graphic acceleration options of the hardware you are using. This topic includes test results of several different hardware configurations that you can use as a reference for your own devices.
Details
Test results
| Format | H.264 | H.264 | H.264 | H.265 | H.265 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution | 720P | 1080P | 1080P | 720P | 1080P | |
| Throughput | 2Mbps@30fps | 6Mbps@15s | 6Mbps@30fps | 2Mbps@30fps | 6Mbps@30fps | |
| Windows | Integrated GPU | 41 CH | 35 CH | 19 CH | 47 CH | 16 CH |
| Discrete GPU | 52 CH | 52 CH | 26 CH | 50 CH | 44 CH | |
| macOS | Integrated GPU (Intel) | 10 CH | 7 CH | 5 CH | *11 CH | *5 CH |
| Integrated GPU (Apple M1) | 38 CH | 43 CH | 20 CH | *52 CH | *24 CH | |
| Discrete GPU | 17 CH | 18 CH | 12 CH | *19 CH | *11 CH | |
| NAS HDMI Display | (Non-Recording) | 56 CH | 60 CH | 34 CH | 56 CH | 38 CH |
| (Recording 16 CH) | 58 CH | 60 CH | 34 CH | 64 CH | 35 CH | |
Testing details
The following sections include details on the specific testing methodology and hardware for the testing devices.
Testing method
- Testing was conducted by connecting to a QVR Pro server and adding multiple streams.
- All tests used VIVOTEK IP9167-HT cameras configured to use a Group of Pictures (GOP) setting of 30.
- Testing concluded when the number of streams caused the CPU or GPU load to rise above 80%.
- macOS doesn't currently support H.265 hardware decoding. Test results are based on software decoded streams.
Windows hardware summary
Integrated GPU | Discrete GPU | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-7500 | Intel® Core™ i7-9700KF |
| RAM | DDR4 2400 16GB | DDR4 2666 16GB |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro 64Bit | Windows 10 Pro 64Bit |
| Network | 1GbE | 1GbE |
| Display Resolution | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080 |
| GPU | Intel® UHD Graphics 630 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB |
macOS hardware summary
Integrated GPU (Intel) | Integrated GPU (Apple M1) | Discrete GPU | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Device | MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017 ,Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) | MacBook Pro(13-inch, M1,202) | iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2015) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5 | Apple M1 chip | Intel® Core™ i5 |
| RAM | 16 GB (Customized) | 16 GB (Customized) | 16 GB (Customized) |
| OS | macOS Big Sur | macOS Big Sur | macOS Big Sur |
| Display Resolution | 2560x1600 | 2560x1600 | 5120x2880 |
| GPU | Intel® Iris Plus 640(Integrated) | Apple M1 (Integrated) | AMD Radeon R9 M290 with 2GB of GDDR5 memory |
QNAP HDMI Display hardware summary
| Recording | Non-Recording | |
|---|---|---|
| Installed software | Testing device only runs the QVR Pro Server (Recording 16 Channels), the QVR Smart Client, and dependent applications. | Testing device only runs the QVR Smart Client and dependent applications. |
| Model | TVS-872XT-i5-16G | TVS-872XT-i5-16G |
| OS | QTS 5.0 | QTS 5.0 |
| Display Resolution | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080 |
