AMF and VAAPI unavailable on Linux Flatpak
Author: smdstudiosCreated Aug 19, 2026Updated Sep 9, 2026
Problem Description
I was told that the latest snapshots have implemented hardware accelerated encoding for Radeon cards on Linux.
However, after installing the latest development snapshot (20260816074532-d43e68f23-master), I found no option for GPU acceleration. I am on Fedora 44 with a 9070 XT.
According to my activity log, the VAAPI connection cannot be initialised.
Activity Log, Crash Log or any other details
HandBrake 20260816074532-d43e68f23-master (2026081701)
OS: GNOME 49 (Flatpak runtime)
Kernel: Linux 7.1.8-200.fc44.x86_64 (x86_64)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core Processor x 16
Install Dir: /app/bin
Config Dir: /home/smdstudios/.var/app/fr.handbrake.ghb/config/ghb
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[01:40:00] Compile-time hardening features are enabled
Cannot load libnvidia-encode.so.1
[01:40:00] vcn: not available on this system
[01:40:00] qsv: not available on this system
[VAAPI @ 0x5570f21aac00] Failed to initialise VAAPI connection: -1 (unknown libva error).
[01:40:00] Failed to create a VAAPI device. Error code: Input/output error (nil)
[01:40:00] hb_vaapi_available: device ctx null
[01:40:00] hb_vaapi_available: device ctx null
[01:40:00] hb_vaapi_available: device ctx null
[01:40:00] hb_vaapi_available: device ctx null
[01:40:00] hb_vaapi_available: device ctx null
[01:40:00] hb_vaapi_available: device ctx null
[01:40:00] hb_vaapi_available: device ctx null
[01:40:00] hb_vaapi_available: device ctx null
[01:40:00] hb_vaapi_available: device ctx null
[01:40:00] hb_vaapi_available: device ctx null
[01:40:00] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[01:40:00] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[01:40:00] hb_init: starting libhb thread
WARNING: radv is not a conformant Vulkan implementation, testing use only.
WARNING: radv is not a conformant Vulkan implementation, testing use only.What Operating System are you running?
Fedora 44
What version of HandBrake are you running?
20260816074532-d43e68f23-master
Where did you download HandBrake from?
github
Source: HandBrake/HandBrake