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中文(ZH) 腾讯自研视频编解码芯片“沧海”斩获MSU硬件视频编码比赛各指标第一，V2下半年量产

Tencent's Canghai V2 chip leads MSU encoding, enters mass production

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Tencent's self-developed "Canghai" video encoding and decoding chip has achieved top performance in the MSU hardware video encoding competition, excelling in all metrics across various speed tiers. The Canghai V1 chip, in production since 2023, has seen widespread deployment within Tencent's services. The next generation, Canghai V2, has successfully been activated and is slated for mass production in the latter half of 2026, promising enhanced compression capabilities. AI

IMPACT This advancement in video encoding hardware could lead to more efficient AI model training and inference, particularly for video-centric AI applications.

RANK_REASON Product launch and significant performance benchmark achievement for a major tech company's proprietary hardware.

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Tencent's Canghai V2 chip leads MSU encoding, enters mass production

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. 36氪 (36Kr) TIER_1 中文(ZH) ·

    Tencent's self-developed video codec chip "Canghai" wins first place in all indicators of the MSU Hardware Video Encoding Competition, V2 to be mass-produced in the second half of the year

    36氪获悉，5月26日，莫斯科国立大学举办的MSU硬件视频编码比赛成绩揭晓，腾讯自研的编解码系列芯片“沧海”在大赛30—240fps所有速度档位的SSIM、PSNR、VMAF等所有评测指标上全部斩获第一。据了解，沧海芯片从2019年开始研发，2023年量产并大规模应用。目前，沧海V1在腾讯云以及腾讯自有场景中规模部署超10万片。腾讯披露，新一代沧海V2芯片已经成功“点亮”，目前进入量产周期，计划在2026年下半年全面提供线上服务。

  2. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    Tencent's Self-Developed Canghai V2 Chip Enters Mass Production, Topping MSU Hardware Encoding Rankings

    Tencent's Canghai V2 chip enters mass production after topping all MSU hardware encoding benchmarks, with H.266 compression 30% ahead of the previous generation.

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