[HW Accel Support]: Frigate does not appear to be using intel quicksync

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Describe the problem you are having

I believe my docker-compose.yml is correct. Below is my config. However, within the frontend of frigate I see CPU at 58% and Intel GPU at 4%. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Version

0.16.1-e664cb2

Frigate config file

mqtt:
  host: 192.168.40.12
  user: mosquitto
  password: password

database:
  path: /db/frigate.db

birdseye:
  enabled: true
  mode: continuous

objects:
  track:
    - person
    - cat
    - dog

detectors:
  ov:
    type: openvino
    device: CPU
    model_path: /openvino-model/ssdlite_mobilenet_v2.xml
model:
  width: 300
  height: 300
  input_tensor: nhwc
  input_pixel_format: bgr
  labelmap_path: /openvino-model/coco_91cl_bkgr.txt

snapshots:
  enabled: true
  timestamp: true
  bounding_box: true

record:
  enabled: true
  alerts:
    retain:
      days: 7
  detections:
    retain:
      days: 7

# hardware accel to use vid card
ffmpeg:
  hwaccel_args: preset-vaapi

# Camera Config Below
go2rtc:
  streams:
    Backyard:
      - ffmpeg:http://192.168.50.5/flv?port=1935&app=bcs&stream=channel0_main.bcs&user=admin&password=passw0rd#video=copy#audio=copy#audio=opus
    Backyard_sub:
      - ffmpeg:http://192.168.50.5/flv?port=1935&app=bcs&stream=channel0_ext.bcs&user=admin&password=passw0rd
    Third-Spot:
      - ffmpeg:http://192.168.50.6/flv?port=1935&app=bcs&stream=channel0_main.bcs&user=admin&password=passw0rd#video=copy#audio=copy#audio=opus
    Third-Spot_sub:
      - ffmpeg:http://192.168.50.6/flv?port=1935&app=bcs&stream=channel0_ext.bcs&user=admin&password=passw0rd
    Street:
      - ffmpeg:http://192.168.50.7/flv?port=1935&app=bcs&stream=channel0_main.bcs&user=admin&password=passw0rd#video=copy#audio=copy#audio=opus
    Street_sub:
      - ffmpeg:http://192.168.50.7/flv?port=1935&app=bcs&stream=channel0_ext.bcs&user=admin&password=passw0rd
    Garage:
      - ffmpeg:http://192.168.50.8/flv?port=1935&app=bcs&stream=channel0_main.bcs&user=admin&password=passw0rd#video=copy#audio=copy#audio=opus
    Garage_sub:
      - ffmpeg:http://192.168.50.8/flv?port=1935&app=bcs&stream=channel0_ext.bcs&user=admin&password=passw0rd
    Garage-Outside:
      - ffmpeg:http://192.168.50.9/flv?port=1935&app=bcs&stream=channel0_main.bcs&user=admin&password=passw0rd#video=copy#audio=copy#audio=opus
    Garage-Outside_sub:
      - ffmpeg:http://192.168.50.9/flv?port=1935&app=bcs&stream=channel0_ext.bcs&user=admin&password=passw0rd

cameras:
  Backyard:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/Backyard
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - record
        - path: rtsp://127.0.1:8554/Backyard_sub
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - detect
      output_args:
        record: preset-record-generic-audio-aac

  Third-Spot:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/Third-Spot
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - record
        - path: rtsp://127.0.1:8554/Third-Spot_sub
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - detect
      output_args:
        record: preset-record-generic-audio-aac

  Street:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/Street
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - record
        - path: rtsp://127.0.1:8554/Street_sub
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - detect
      output_args:
        record: preset-record-generic-audio-aac

  Garage:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/Garage
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - record
        - path: rtsp://127.0.1:8554/Garage_sub
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - detect
      output_args:
        record: preset-record-generic-audio-aac

  Garage-Outside:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/Garage-Outside
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - record
        - path: rtsp://127.0.1:8554/Garage-Outside_sub
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - detect
      output_args:
        record: preset-record-generic-audio-aac
version: 0.16-0
detect:
  enabled: true

docker-compose file or Docker CLI command

version: "3"
services:
   frigate:
    image: ghcr.io/blakeblackshear/frigate:stable
    container_name: frigate
    privileged: true # this may not be necessary for all setups
    shm_size: "512mb" # update for your cameras based on calculation above
    volumes:
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
      #- /docker/frigate/config.yml:/config/config.yml:rw
      - /docker/frigate/:/config/
      #- /mnt/media/NVR:/media/frigate
      - /docker/frigate/recordings:/media/frigate
      - /docker/frigate/db:/db
      - type: tmpfs # Optional: 1GB of memory, reduces SSD/SD Card wear
        target: /tmp/cache
        tmpfs:
          size: 1000000000
    ports:
      - "5000:5000"
      - "1935:1935" # RTMP feeds
    environment:
      - LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=i965
    restart: unless-stopped

Relevant Frigate log output

n/a

Relevant go2rtc log output

n/a

FFprobe output from your camera

n/a

Install method

Docker Compose

Object Detector

OpenVino

Network connection

Wired

Camera make and model

Reolink 510A

Screenshots of the Frigate UI's System metrics pages

Any other information that may be helpful

No response

[inkeep-ai-assistant[bot]]

Your config uses preset-vaapi for hardware acceleration, which is recommended for most Intel CPUs(1)(2). However, for Intel CPUs gen8 and newer, you can also use the Intel QuickSync Video (QSV) presets: preset-intel-qsv-h264 or preset-intel-qsv-h265 depending on your stream codec(1)(2).

To switch to QuickSync, update your ffmpeg.hwaccel_args:

ffmpeg:
  hwaccel_args: preset-intel-qsv-h264

(for H.264 streams; use preset-intel-qsv-h265 for H.265)(1)(2)

Additionally, ensure your container has access to the GPU device:

devices:
  - /dev/dri:/dev/dri

and that the LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME environment variable is set appropriately (commonly iHD for newer Intel, but you have i965 for older generations)(1).

If you still see low GPU usage, the OpenVINO detector is running on CPU because you have device: CPU set:

detectors:
  ov:
    type: openvino
    device: CPU

To use the GPU for detection, set device: GPU if your hardware supports it and your model is compatible(3).

Summary of steps:

1. Try preset-intel-qsv-h264 for ffmpeg hardware acceleration.
2. Ensure /dev/dri is mapped to the container.
3. For OpenVINO detector, change device: CPU to device: GPU if supported by your hardware/model.

For more details, see:

• Video Decoding
• FFmpeg presets
• Supported Hardware

📚 Sources:

1. Video Decoding
2. FFmpeg presets
3. Supported Hardware

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