Blue Iris

I was just given a NVIDIA GTX 970 video card and I'm wondering if there's any point to putting it in my BI box?

Currently my BI box is just using the onboard graphics and it seems to be okay.

The usual numbers for the CPU and memory run around ~18 to 20% CPU and ~2GB of memory (for 9 cams, 4 on continuous record).

So....would putting this in my BI box be of any value?

For specs reference: (ignore the price, they're delusional if they think this is a $400+ card)
https://www.newegg.com/evga-geforce-gtx ... 6814487069
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Powered by next-generation NVIDIA Maxwell architecture, the EVGA GeForce GTX 980/970 delivers incredible performance, unmatched power efficiency, and cutting-edge features like NVIDIA Super Resolution Technology. With up to twice the performance of prior-generation cards and breakthrough graphics technologies, the EVGA GeForce GTX 980/970 provides an elite gaming experience on virtual reality, HD, and ultra-resolution 4K displays.
Features

1664 CUDA Cores
1050MHz Base clock, and 1178MHz Boost Clock
4GB GDDR5
224.3GBps Memory Bandwidth
7010MHz Memory Clock
ONLY 145 Watts Power Consumption under load
DL-DVI-I, HDMI and 3 Display Ports
Supports up to 4 monitors
SLI ready (2 Way, 3 Way, 4 Way SLI)
Supports NVidia PhysX
Supports NVidia Surround (Windows 7 and higher)
Supports NVidia Adaptive Vertical Sync
Supports GPU Boost

Supports NVidia 3d Vision
Supports NVidia DSR
Supports VXGI (Voxel Global Illumination technology)
Supports Nvidia GameWorks Technology
Supports Nvidia GameStream Technology
NVidia SHIELD Ready
Supports Microsoft DirectX 12API
Supports OpenGL 4.4
Supports OpenCL
Nvidia FXAA Technology
Nvidia TXAA Technology
Nvidia MFAA Technology

I believe it would probably be better than your onboard graphics.

You would need to run something like MSI afterburner to see gpu usage. I run it, but only use the taskbar displays, and, fan speed control (based on gpu temp).

I have 4 monitors running on a NVIDIA GTX 750 ti, 7 cameras, Weather camera, and a few clones. Most running continuous.

The GPU usage is around 5-6% with the BI console minimized, and 7-9% with the BI console open. This is with the BI settings & cameras set to use NVidia NVDEC. Your cpu should go down a bit also.

When I play SC2 the GPU goes to around 35%, and the fan speeds up slightly.