Whether we have bought a new TV, a new computer or a new mobile, we usually want to test its performance to the fullest with the things that consume more resources. Videos in 4K and 8K YouTube are usually an excellent performance test, and we will collect a few videos and production lists of content in 8K up to 60 FPS .
YouTube started encoding videos in 8K in 2015, where the first video in 8K was actually a rescaling of the original video in 6K. Currently, YouTube uses the VP9 codec for both 4K and 8K. It is necessary to have a computer with a modern processor, either Ryzen or Intel 7th generation or later, as well as a graphics card after 2015. To be able to watch the videos you also have to have a good fiber optic connection, since the Videos consume up to 8 MB / s.
Playlist with 140 videos in 8K
In this compilation we have more than 140 videos in 8K, both at 30 and at 60 FPS, as well as with 16: 9 and 2.35: 1 ratios. If you have a modern computer, you should be able to reproduce them without problems.
Playlist with 140 videos in 8K
Playlist with 48 videos in 8K at 60 FPS
The videos on this list are even more demanding in terms of performance, since there is a higher frame rate per second. Many videos of this collection are in the previous one, but with this we can go directly to the most demanding videos if we are confident that our device will play them.
Playlist of videos in 8K 60 FPS
4K and 8K videos on AV1
AV1 is the codec of the future, and we also have this playlist with 11 videos with this open codec in which the entire industry has turned, and that is 25% more efficient than HEVC. To be able to watch these videos with this codec, it must be activated in the Playback and performance options of YouTube , where we can put “Always prioritize AV1”.
This codec is currently decoded by software, so watching videos in 8K with AV1 is a nightmare for any current processor, however powerful it may be. With a Ryzen 7 3700X, the CPU usage with AV1 is 20% for a video in 4K, and 80% in 8K, with many jerks and instability. With VP9 there is not a single pull, and it hardly affects the use of CPU because the decoding is done by hardware.
Video playlist in 4K and 8K on AV1
As we can see, thanks to these videos we will be able to identify if we have any bottlenecks on our computer, so that, together with the Task Manager or some program to measure performance, we can know if it is the graphics card or the processor that We have to change to make it work better.
We can also see if the processor of our Smart TV is capable of playing content in 8K, which has even less compression and greater bitrate than 8K, so we will notice improved image quality even on an 8K TV.