Frigate 0.15 - GPU usage goes from ~16% to < 1% after about an hour #16317

mattydiv · 2025-02-04T19:54:14Z

mattydiv
Feb 4, 2025

Describe the problem you are having

Hi All:

I've noticed since upgrading to the 0.15 RC2 that my GPU % drops to 1% or lower after starting frigate. If I reboot the machine on which Home Assistant OS is running, then the GPU is back to about 16%. However, after an hour, it drops suddenly to 1% -- and restarting Home Assistant and Frigate doesn't change that, only a reboot of the whole machine brings it back.

The log info below is for the successful server restart, when GPU is running

(PS. Passwords changed to $XXX for purpose of publicly posting config.)

Version

0.15.0-cea210d

Frigate config file

# PW REMOVED FOR GITHUB

database:
  path: /config/frigate.db

model:
  path: plus://XXX

birdseye:
  enabled: true
  mode: objects
  inactivity_threshold: 300
  quality: 1
  restream: true
  layout:
    scaling_factor: 5.0

go2rtc:
  streams:
    birdseye:
      - rtsp://10.0.1.21:8554/birdseye
      - ffmpeg:back#video=h264#audio=aac

    driveway_hi:
      - rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/h264Preview_01_main
      - ffmpeg:back#video=h264#audio=aac

#    sidegate_hi:
#      - rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0
#      - ffmpeg:back#video=h264#audio=aac

#    garage_hi:
#      - rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0&authbasic=64
#      - ffmpeg:back#video=h264#audio=aac


semantic_search:
  enabled: True
  reindex: False
  model_size: "large"

genai:
  enabled: true
  provider: openai
  api_key: “XXX”
  model: gpt-4o

mqtt:
  host: core-mosquitto
  user: homeassistant
  password: XXX

logger:
  # Optional: Default log verbosity (default: shown below)
  default: info

snapshots:
  enabled: true
  retain:
    default: 60

record:
  enabled: true
  sync_recordings: true
  retain:
    days: 20
    mode: motion
  alerts:
    retain:
      days: 40
    pre_capture: 5
    post_capture: 5
  detections:
    retain:
      days: 40
    pre_capture: 5
    post_capture: 5
detectors:
  coral:
    type: edgetpu
    device: usb

audio:
  enabled: True
  listen:
    - bark
    - fire_alarm
    - scream
    - speech
    - yell

ffmpeg:
  hwaccel_args: preset-vaapi
  output_args:
    record: preset-record-generic-audio-aac
  
cameras:
  1driveway:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/h264Preview_01_main
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
            - audio
    detect:
      width: 1536
      height: 576
      fps: 5
    motion:
      mask:
        - 382,0,379,34,0,38,0,0
    objects:
      filters:
        car:
          mask:
            - 456,471,761,457,722,108,570,123
            - 1321,166,1306,205,1237,149,1255,128
            - 1127,0,1114,60,1020,50,1003,0
            - 1316,329,1424,426,1236,576,1153,493
      track:
        - person
        - car
        - dog

  5front_door:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/h264Preview_01_main
          roles:
            - detect
            - record
            - audio
    detect:
      width: 1280
      height: 960
      fps: 5
    objects:
      filters:
        car:
          mask:
            - 509,446,519,467,463,473,459,448
            - 845,464,871,471,870,433,845,438
            - 804,465,837,466,836,440,806,439
      track:
        - person
        - dog
        - amazon
        - ups
        - fedex
        - package
        - face
      
  2back_door:
    mqtt:
      timestamp: false
      bounding_box: false
      crop: true
      quality: 100
      height: 500
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/h264Preview_01_main
          roles:
            - detect
            - record
            - audio
    detect:
      width: 1280
      height: 960
      fps: 5
    motion: {}
    objects:
      filters:
        car:
          mask:
            - 493,471,554,538,361,572,208,519
      track:
        - person
        - dog
        - amazon
        - ups
        - fedex
        - package
        - face 
        
  7backyard:
    genai:
      enabled: false
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/h264Preview_01_main
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
            - audio
    detect:
      width: 2304
      height: 860
      fps: 5
    motion:
      mask:
        - 415,334,706,0,472,0,0,0,0,384,0,487
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - dog
        - bicycle
        - motorcycle
        - bus
        - amazon
        - ups
        - fedex
        - package
        - face
        - bird
        - squirrel
        - fox
        - raccoon
        - cat


  8backyard2b:
    genai:
      enabled: false
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/h264Preview_01_main
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
            - audio
    detect:
      width: 1920
      height: 1080
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
#        - car
        - dog
#        - bicycle
        - motorcycle
#        - bus
        - amazon
        - ups
        - fedex
#        - package
        - face
        - bird
        - squirrel
        - fox
        - raccoon
        - cat

  3back_gate:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0
          roles:
#            - record
            - detect
            - audio
    detect:
      width: 1920
      height: 1080
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - dog
    motion:
      mask:
        - 0,892,228,838,337,733,343,467,274,278,0,159
        - 1893,0,1891,38,1342,36,1342,0

# ----------------
  4front_yard:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/h264Preview_01_main
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
            - audio
    detect:
      width: 2304
      height: 860
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - car
        - dog
        - bicycle
        - motorcycle
        - bus
        - amazon
        - ups
        - fedex
        - package
        - face
        - bird
        - squirrel
        - fox
        - raccoon
        - cat
      filters:
        car:
          mask:
            - 1145,0,1145,55,1040,49,1038,0
            - 2078,400,2221,506,2276,443,2132,362
            - 689,49,687,89,621,91,611,47

        person:
          mask:
            - 1320,36,1313,76,1226,63,1233,29
            - 814,81,881,81,883,36,816,47


  9garage1:
    genai:
      enabled: false
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0&authbasic=64
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
            - audio
    detect:
      width: 1920
      height: 1080
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - dog



version: 0.15-1

docker-compose file or Docker CLI command

N/A - running as Home Assistant ADD ON

Relevant Frigate log output

s6-rc: info: service s6rc-fdholder: starting
s6-rc: info: service s6rc-oneshot-runner: starting
s6-rc: info: service s6rc-oneshot-runner successfully started
s6-rc: info: service fix-attrs: starting
s6-rc: info: service s6rc-fdholder successfully started
s6-rc: info: service fix-attrs successfully started
s6-rc: info: service legacy-cont-init: starting
s6-rc: info: service legacy-cont-init successfully started
s6-rc: info: service log-prepare: starting
s6-rc: info: service log-prepare successfully started
s6-rc: info: service nginx-log: starting
s6-rc: info: service go2rtc-log: starting
s6-rc: info: service frigate-log: starting
s6-rc: info: service certsync-log: starting
s6-rc: info: service go2rtc-log successfully started
s6-rc: info: service go2rtc: starting
s6-rc: info: service nginx-log successfully started
s6-rc: info: service frigate-log successfully started
s6-rc: info: service certsync-log successfully started
s6-rc: info: service go2rtc successfully started
s6-rc: info: service go2rtc-healthcheck: starting
s6-rc: info: service frigate: starting
s6-rc: info: service go2rtc-healthcheck successfully started
s6-rc: info: service frigate successfully started
s6-rc: info: service nginx: starting
2025-02-04 19:44:00.918534860  [INFO] Preparing new go2rtc config...
2025-02-04 19:44:00.918518139  [INFO] Preparing Frigate...
2025-02-04 19:44:00.918536331  [INFO] Starting NGINX...
2025-02-04 19:44:00.924895519  [INFO] No TLS certificate found. Generating a self signed certificate...
2025-02-04 19:44:00.946553038  [INFO] Got IP address from supervisor: 10.0.1.21
2025-02-04 19:44:00.966672440  [INFO] Got WebRTC port from supervisor: 8555
2025-02-04 19:44:01.059802916  [INFO] Starting Frigate...
2025-02-04 19:44:01.602497896  [INFO] Starting go2rtc...
2025-02-04 19:44:01.682059420  14:44:01.682 INF go2rtc platform=linux/amd64 revision=b2399f3 version=1.9.2
2025-02-04 19:44:01.682072971  14:44:01.682 INF config path=/dev/shm/go2rtc.yaml
2025-02-04 19:44:01.682376593  14:44:01.682 INF [api] listen addr=:1984
2025-02-04 19:44:01.682402940  14:44:01.682 INF [rtsp] listen addr=:8554
2025-02-04 19:44:01.682491103  14:44:01.682 INF [webrtc] listen addr=:8555/tcp
s6-rc: info: service nginx successfully started
s6-rc: info: service certsync: starting
2025-02-04 19:44:02.595580043  [INFO] Starting certsync...
s6-rc: info: service certsync successfully started
s6-rc: info: service legacy-services: starting
s6-rc: info: service legacy-services successfully started
2025-02-04 19:44:02.701297769  127.0.0.1 - - [04/Feb/2025:14:44:02 -0500] "" 400 0 "-" "-" "-"
2025-02-04 19:44:04.173565870  [2025-02-04 14:44:04] frigate.util.config            INFO    : Checking if frigate config needs migration...
2025-02-04 19:44:04.202129774  [2025-02-04 14:44:04] frigate.util.config            INFO    : frigate config does not need migration...
2025-02-04 19:44:04.250496295  [2025-02-04 14:44:04] frigate.app                    INFO    : Starting Frigate (0.15.0-cea210d)
2025-02-04 19:44:04.295552998  [2025-02-04 14:44:04] frigate.app                    INFO    : Creating directory: /tmp/cache
2025-02-04 19:44:04.335619655  [2025-02-04 14:44:04] peewee_migrate.logs            INFO    : Starting migrations
2025-02-04 19:44:04.335752068  [2025-02-04 14:44:04] peewee_migrate.logs            INFO    : There is nothing to migrate
2025-02-04 19:44:04.346769837  [2025-02-04 14:44:04] frigate.app                    INFO    : Recording process started: 378
2025-02-04 19:44:04.346817221  [2025-02-04 14:44:04] frigate.app                    INFO    : Review process started: 380
2025-02-04 19:44:04.347923815  [2025-02-04 14:44:04] frigate.app                    INFO    : go2rtc process pid: 98
2025-02-04 19:44:04.355195620  [2025-02-04 14:44:04] detector.coral                 INFO    : Starting detection process: 394
2025-02-04 19:44:05.860997519  2025/02/04 14:44:05 [error] 192#192: *2 connect() failed (111: Connection refused) while connecting to upstream, client: 127.0.0.1, server: , request: "GET /api/version HTTP/1.1", subrequest: "/auth", upstream: "http://127.0.0.1:5001/auth", host: "127.0.0.1:5000"
2025-02-04 19:44:05.861013253  2025/02/04 14:44:05 [error] 192#192: *2 auth request unexpected status: 502 while sending to client, client: 127.0.0.1, server: , request: "GET /api/version HTTP/1.1", host: "127.0.0.1:5000"
2025-02-04 19:44:06.970062328  [2025-02-04 14:44:04] frigate.app                    INFO    : Embedding process started: 396
2025-02-04 19:44:06.975059951  [2025-02-04 14:44:04] frigate.detectors.plugins.edgetpu_tfl INFO    : Attempting to load TPU as usb
2025-02-04 19:44:06.980169059  [2025-02-04 14:44:04] frigate.app                    INFO    : Output process started: 419
2025-02-04 19:44:06.980208769  [2025-02-04 14:44:06] frigate.detectors.plugins.edgetpu_tfl INFO    : TPU found
2025-02-04 19:44:07.108221557  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.app                    INFO    : Camera processor started for 1driveway: 542
2025-02-04 19:44:07.115776605  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.app                    INFO    : Camera processor started for 5front_door: 543
2025-02-04 19:44:07.116243745  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.app                    INFO    : Camera processor started for 2back_door: 549
2025-02-04 19:44:07.120405113  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.app                    INFO    : Camera processor started for 7backyard: 561
2025-02-04 19:44:07.128040219  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.app                    INFO    : Camera processor started for 8backyard2b: 567
2025-02-04 19:44:07.132521745  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.app                    INFO    : Camera processor started for 3back_gate: 570
2025-02-04 19:44:07.132607536  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.app                    INFO    : Camera processor started for 4front_yard: 579
2025-02-04 19:44:07.136758557  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.app                    INFO    : Camera processor started for 9garage1: 591
2025-02-04 19:44:07.152261814  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.app                    INFO    : Capture process started for 1driveway: 606
2025-02-04 19:44:07.156705493  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.app                    INFO    : Capture process started for 5front_door: 609
2025-02-04 19:44:07.174022108  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.app                    INFO    : Capture process started for 2back_door: 616
2025-02-04 19:44:07.178663651  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.app                    INFO    : Capture process started for 7backyard: 619
2025-02-04 19:44:07.183354095  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.app                    INFO    : Capture process started for 8backyard2b: 623
2025-02-04 19:44:07.188220034  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.app                    INFO    : Capture process started for 3back_gate: 628
2025-02-04 19:44:07.194269478  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.app                    INFO    : Capture process started for 4front_yard: 634
2025-02-04 19:44:07.220208804  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.app                    INFO    : Capture process started for 9garage1: 641
2025-02-04 19:44:07.276150793  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.audio_manager          INFO    : Audio processor started (pid: 644)
2025-02-04 19:44:07.297421658  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.api.fastapi_app        INFO    : Starting FastAPI app
2025-02-04 19:44:07.373827780  [2025-02-04 14:44:07] frigate.api.fastapi_app        INFO    : FastAPI started
2025-02-04 19:44:10.918202544  [INFO] Starting go2rtc healthcheck service...
2025-02-04 19:44:12.035463369  172.30.32.1 - - [04/Feb/2025:14:44:12 -0500] "GET /api/config HTTP/1.1" 200 45180 "-" "HomeAssistant/2025.1.4 aiohttp/3.11.11 Python/3.13" "-"

Relevant go2rtc log output

2025-02-04 19:44:00.918534860  [INFO] Preparing new go2rtc config...
2025-02-04 19:44:00.946553038  [INFO] Got IP address from supervisor: 10.0.1.21
2025-02-04 19:44:00.966672440  [INFO] Got WebRTC port from supervisor: 8555
2025-02-04 19:44:01.602497896  [INFO] Starting go2rtc...
2025-02-04 19:44:01.682059420  14:44:01.682 INF go2rtc platform=linux/amd64 revision=b2399f3 version=1.9.2
2025-02-04 19:44:01.682072971  14:44:01.682 INF config path=/dev/shm/go2rtc.yaml
2025-02-04 19:44:01.682376593  14:44:01.682 INF [api] listen addr=:1984
2025-02-04 19:44:01.682402940  14:44:01.682 INF [rtsp] listen addr=:8554
2025-02-04 19:44:01.682491103  14:44:01.682 INF [webrtc] listen addr=:8555/tcp
2025-02-04 19:44:10.918202544  [INFO] Starting go2rtc healthcheck service...

FFprobe output from your camera

I don't know how to pull this in 0.15 Addon because it's no longer in the UI?

Install method

HassOS Addon

Object Detector

Coral

Network connection

Wired

Camera make and model

A number of Reolink cameras, all working fine

Screenshots of the Frigate UI's System metrics pages

AFTER FULL REBOOT:

AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR:
(will post once it cuts out)

Any other information that may be helpful

VAINFO OUTPUT WHILE GPU ~ 14%

{"return_code":0,"stderr":"","stdout":"vainfo: VA-API version: 1.22 (libva 2.10.0)
vainfo: Driver version: Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics - 24.3.3 ()
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
VAProfileNone : VAEntrypointVideoProc
VAProfileNone : VAEntrypointStats
VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointFEI
VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointFEI
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileVC1Simple : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVC1Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVC1Advanced : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointEncPicture
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointFEI
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileVP8Version0_3 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointFEI
VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileHEVCMain10 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain10 : VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileHEVCMain10 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileVP9Profile0 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVP9Profile0 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileVP9Profile1 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVP9Profile1 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileVP9Profile2 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVP9Profile2 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileVP9Profile3 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVP9Profile3 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileHEVCMain12 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain12 : VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileHEVCMain422_10 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain422_10 : VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileHEVCMain422_12 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain422_12 : VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileHEVCMain444 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain444 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileHEVCMain444_10 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain444_10 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileHEVCMain444_12 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCSccMain : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCSccMain : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileHEVCSccMain10 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCSccMain10 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileHEVCSccMain444 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCSccMain444 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileAV1Profile0 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCSccMain444_10 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCSccMain444_10 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP"}

Answered by NickM-27

Feb 4, 2025

it depends how you're running the streams, most cameras sub streams are h264

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NickM-27 · 2025-02-04T19:56:12Z

NickM-27
Feb 4, 2025
Collaborator Sponsor

is there a reason you expect the GPU usage to be so high? What CPU do you have?

9 replies

mattydiv Feb 4, 2025
Author

OK, thanks. I was using qsv, but it's a bit of a pain because I have some 265 and some 264 camera streams. : )

NickM-27 Feb 4, 2025
Collaborator Sponsor

Remember that qsv only applies to the detect stream

mattydiv Feb 4, 2025
Author

OK.

Does this look correct to you for my .yaml?

I need to set .qsv per camera, right, because I have a mix of 264 and 265?

5front_door:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/h264Preview_01_main
          roles:
            - detect
            - record
            - audio
      hwaccel_args: preset-intel-qsv-h264
    detect:
      width: 1280
      height: 960
      fps: 5
    objects:
      filters:
        car:
          mask:
            - 509,446,519,467,463,473,459,448
            - 845,464,871,471,870,433,845,438
            - 804,465,837,466,836,440,806,439
      track:
        - person
        - dog
        - amazon
        - ups
        - fedex
        - package
        - face

NickM-27 Feb 4, 2025
Collaborator Sponsor

it depends how you're running the streams, most cameras sub streams are h264

Answer selected by mattydiv

mattydiv Feb 4, 2025
Author

OK, thanks for your guidance.

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Frigate 0.15 - GPU usage goes from ~16% to < 1% after about an hour #16317

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Describe the problem you are having

Version

Frigate config file

docker-compose file or Docker CLI command

Relevant Frigate log output

Relevant go2rtc log output

FFprobe output from your camera

Install method

Object Detector

Network connection

Camera make and model

Screenshots of the Frigate UI's System metrics pages

Any other information that may be helpful

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