Video Code Engine 3.0 (VCE 3.0) technology features a new high-quality video scaling and [[High Efficiency Video Coding]] (HEVC/H.265).<ref>http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2015-June/084083.html [pull] amdgpu drm-next-4.2</ref>
Video Code Engine 3.0 (VCE 3.0) technology features a new high-quality video scaling and [[High Efficiency Video Coding]] (HEVC/H.265),<ref>http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2015-June/084083.html [pull] amdgpu drm-next-4.2</ref> but {{as of|2015|5}}, there are no announcements about VP9 video codec support.<ref>http://wccftech.com/amd-embedded-roadmap-2014-2016-leaked-insight-gen-apus-gpus/ AMD Embedded Roadmap 2014-2016 Leaked – Gives Insight Into Next Gen 20nm APUs/SOCs and Discrete GPU Solutions</ref><ref>http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/key-features-of-amds-third-iteration-of-gcn-architecture-revealed/ Key features of AMD’s third iteration of GCN architecture revealed</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/graphics/display/20140826114104_AMD_Quietly_Reveals_Third_Iteration_of_GCN_Architecture_with_Tonga_GPU.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-06-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607175942/http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/graphics/display/20140826114104_AMD_Quietly_Reveals_Third_Iteration_of_GCN_Architecture_with_Tonga_GPU.html |archivedate=2015-06-07}} AMD Quietly Reveals Third Iteration of GCN Architecture with Tonga GPU.</ref>
It, together with [[Unified Video Decoder|UVD]] 6.0, can be found on 3rd generation of Graphics Core Next (GCN3) with "Tonga", "Fiji", "Iceland", and "Carrizo" (VCE 3.1) based graphics controller hardware, which is now used [[AMD Radeon Rx 300 Series]] (Pirate Islands GPU family) and VCE 3.4 by actual [[AMD Radeon Rx 400 Series]] and [[AMD Radeon 500 Series]] (both Polaris GPU family).
