diff --git a/scaler/hwdetect.go b/scaler/hwdetect.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scaler/hwdetect.go
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+package scaler
+
+import (
+	"github.com/vladaad/discordcompressor/settings"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+)
+
+func CudaCheck() error {
+	var options []string
+	options = append(options, "-y", "-hwaccel", "cuda", "-f", "lavfi", "-i", "nullsrc=2560x1440")
+	options = append(options, "-vframes", "1", "-an")
+	options = append(options, "-vf", "hwupload_cuda,scale_cuda=1920:1080:lanczos:p010,hwdownload,format=p010le,format=yuv420p10le")
+	options = append(options, "-f", "null", "-")
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(settings.General.FFmpegExecutable, options...)
+
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+
+	err := cmd.Start()
+	err = cmd.Wait()
+	return err
+}