diff --git a/internal/demod/gpudemod/gpudemod.go b/internal/demod/gpudemod/gpudemod.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..632b411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/demod/gpudemod/gpudemod.go
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+//go:build cufft
+
+package gpudemod
+
+/*
+#cgo windows LDFLAGS: -lcufft64_12 -lcudart64_13
+#include <cuda_runtime.h>
+#include <cufft.h>
+*/
+import "C"
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"math"
+
+	"sdr-visual-suite/internal/demod"
+	"sdr-visual-suite/internal/dsp"
+)
+
+type DemodType int
+
+const (
+	DemodNFM DemodType = iota
+	DemodWFM
+	DemodAM
+	DemodUSB
+	DemodLSB
+	DemodCW
+)
+
+type Engine struct {
+	maxSamples int
+	sampleRate int
+	phase      float64
+	bfoPhase   float64
+	firTaps    []float32
+}
+
+func Available() bool { return true }
+
+func New(maxSamples int, sampleRate int) (*Engine, error) {
+	if maxSamples <= 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid maxSamples")
+	}
+	if sampleRate <= 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid sampleRate")
+	}
+	return &Engine{maxSamples: maxSamples, sampleRate: sampleRate}, nil
+}
+
+func (e *Engine) SetFIR(taps []float32) {
+	if len(taps) == 0 {
+		e.firTaps = nil
+		return
+	}
+	e.firTaps = append(e.firTaps[:0], taps...)
+}
+
+func (e *Engine) Demod(iq []complex64, offsetHz float64, bw float64, mode DemodType) ([]float32, int, error) {
+	if e == nil {
+		return nil, 0, errors.New("nil CUDA demod engine")
+	}
+	if len(iq) == 0 {
+		return nil, 0, nil
+	}
+	if len(iq) > e.maxSamples {
+		return nil, 0, errors.New("sample count exceeds engine capacity")
+	}
+	if mode != DemodNFM {
+		return nil, 0, errors.New("CUDA demod phase 1 currently supports NFM only")
+	}
+
+	// Phase 1 conservative scaffold:
+	// Keep build/tag/CUDA-specific package boundaries now, but use the existing
+	// CPU DSP implementation as the processing backend until the actual CUDA
+	// kernels are introduced in later phases.
+	shifted := dsp.FreqShift(iq, e.sampleRate, offsetHz)
+	cutoff := bw / 2
+	if cutoff < 200 {
+		cutoff = 200
+	}
+	taps := e.firTaps
+	if len(taps) == 0 {
+		base := dsp.LowpassFIR(cutoff, e.sampleRate, 101)
+		taps = append(make([]float32, 0, len(base)), base...)
+	}
+	filtered := dsp.ApplyFIR(shifted, taps)
+	outRate := demod.NFM{}.OutputSampleRate()
+	decim := int(math.Round(float64(e.sampleRate) / float64(outRate)))
+	if decim < 1 {
+		decim = 1
+	}
+	dec := dsp.Decimate(filtered, decim)
+	inputRate := e.sampleRate / decim
+	audio := demod.NFM{}.Demod(dec, inputRate)
+	return audio, inputRate, nil
+}
+
+func (e *Engine) Close() {
+	if e == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	e.firTaps = nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/demod/gpudemod/gpudemod_stub.go b/internal/demod/gpudemod/gpudemod_stub.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30ebb18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/demod/gpudemod/gpudemod_stub.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+//go:build !cufft
+
+package gpudemod
+
+import "errors"
+
+type DemodType int
+
+const (
+	DemodNFM DemodType = iota
+	DemodWFM
+	DemodAM
+	DemodUSB
+	DemodLSB
+	DemodCW
+)
+
+type Engine struct {
+	maxSamples int
+	sampleRate int
+}
+
+func Available() bool { return false }
+
+func New(maxSamples int, sampleRate int) (*Engine, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("CUDA demod not available: cufft build tag not enabled")
+}
+
+func (e *Engine) SetFIR(taps []float32) {}
+
+func (e *Engine) Demod(iq []complex64, offsetHz float64, bw float64, mode DemodType) ([]float32, int, error) {
+	return nil, 0, errors.New("CUDA demod not available: cufft build tag not enabled")
+}
+
+func (e *Engine) Close() {}
diff --git a/internal/demod/gpudemod/gpudemod_test.go b/internal/demod/gpudemod/gpudemod_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1725923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/demod/gpudemod/gpudemod_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package gpudemod
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestStubAvailableFalseWithoutCufft(t *testing.T) {
+	if Available() {
+		t.Fatal("expected CUDA demod to be unavailable without cufft build tag")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/recorder/demod.go b/internal/recorder/demod.go
index cf8970f..238d567 100644
--- a/internal/recorder/demod.go
+++ b/internal/recorder/demod.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"sdr-visual-suite/internal/classifier"
 	"sdr-visual-suite/internal/demod"
+	"sdr-visual-suite/internal/demod/gpudemod"
 	"sdr-visual-suite/internal/detector"
 	"sdr-visual-suite/internal/dsp"
 )
@@ -26,20 +27,30 @@ func (m *Manager) demodAndWrite(dir string, ev detector.Event, iq []complex64, f
 	// band-extract around signal
 	bw := ev.Bandwidth
 	offset := ev.CenterHz - m.centerHz
-	shifted := dsp.FreqShift(iq, m.sampleRate, offset)
-	cutoff := bw / 2
-	if cutoff < 200 {
-		cutoff = 200
+	var audio []float32
+	var inputRate int
+	if m.gpuDemod != nil && name == "NFM" {
+		if gpuAudio, gpuRate, err := m.gpuDemod.Demod(iq, offset, bw, gpudemod.DemodNFM); err == nil {
+			audio = gpuAudio
+			inputRate = gpuRate
+		}
 	}
-	taps := dsp.LowpassFIR(cutoff, m.sampleRate, 101)
-	filtered := dsp.ApplyFIR(shifted, taps)
-	decim := int(math.Round(float64(m.sampleRate) / float64(d.OutputSampleRate())))
-	if decim < 1 {
-		decim = 1
+	if audio == nil {
+		shifted := dsp.FreqShift(iq, m.sampleRate, offset)
+		cutoff := bw / 2
+		if cutoff < 200 {
+			cutoff = 200
+		}
+		taps := dsp.LowpassFIR(cutoff, m.sampleRate, 101)
+		filtered := dsp.ApplyFIR(shifted, taps)
+		decim := int(math.Round(float64(m.sampleRate) / float64(d.OutputSampleRate())))
+		if decim < 1 {
+			decim = 1
+		}
+		dec := dsp.Decimate(filtered, decim)
+		inputRate = m.sampleRate / decim
+		audio = d.Demod(dec, inputRate)
 	}
-	dec := dsp.Decimate(filtered, decim)
-	inputRate := m.sampleRate / decim
-	audio := d.Demod(dec, inputRate)
 	wav := filepath.Join(dir, "audio.wav")
 	if err := writeWAV(wav, audio, inputRate, d.Channels()); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/recorder/recorder.go b/internal/recorder/recorder.go
index 56f3889..6b7b8d4 100644
--- a/internal/recorder/recorder.go
+++ b/internal/recorder/recorder.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"sdr-visual-suite/internal/demod/gpudemod"
 	"sdr-visual-suite/internal/detector"
 )
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ type Manager struct {
 	centerHz       float64
 	decodeCommands map[string]string
 	queue          chan detector.Event
+	gpuDemod       *gpudemod.Engine
 }
 
 func New(sampleRate int, blockSize int, policy Policy, centerHz float64, decodeCommands map[string]string) *Manager {
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ func New(sampleRate int, blockSize int, policy Policy, centerHz float64, decodeC
 		policy.RingSeconds = 8
 	}
 	m := &Manager{policy: policy, ring: NewRing(sampleRate, blockSize, policy.RingSeconds), sampleRate: sampleRate, blockSize: blockSize, centerHz: centerHz, decodeCommands: decodeCommands, queue: make(chan detector.Event, 64)}
+	m.initGPUDemod(sampleRate, blockSize)
 	go m.worker()
 	return m
 }
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ func (m *Manager) Update(sampleRate int, blockSize int, policy Policy, centerHz
 	m.blockSize = blockSize
 	m.centerHz = centerHz
 	m.decodeCommands = decodeCommands
+	m.initGPUDemod(sampleRate, blockSize)
 	if m.ring == nil {
 		m.ring = NewRing(sampleRate, blockSize, policy.RingSeconds)
 		return
@@ -88,6 +92,21 @@ func (m *Manager) worker() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (m *Manager) initGPUDemod(sampleRate int, blockSize int) {
+	if m.gpuDemod != nil {
+		m.gpuDemod.Close()
+		m.gpuDemod = nil
+	}
+	if !gpudemod.Available() {
+		return
+	}
+	eng, err := gpudemod.New(blockSize, sampleRate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	m.gpuDemod = eng
+}
+
 func (m *Manager) recordEvent(ev detector.Event) error {
 	if !m.policy.Enabled {
 		return nil