Can OBS be like ShadowPlay?

ShadowPlay doesn’t allow Shadow Recording and Twitch streaming at the same time. Thus, most gamers see OBS as an alternative for the effortless streaming of their content. ShadowPlay is good for video and gameplay broadcasting, but OBS features allow higher overlay adjustments.

Does Nvidia in game overlay reduce FPS?

It causes massive input delay, fps drops and memory leaks over time when playing.

Why is my stream not 60fps?

Most commonly this is caused by GPU over-loading, forcing OBS to skip frames due to being unable to complete its compositing/rendering tasks (which use a tiny bit of GPU resources). One immediate problem though, you’ve set the RGB color range to ‘Full’ instead of ‘Partial’ like it should be.

Why does OBS drop frames while recording?

OBS and your game are sharing the GPU. While OBS is running, every frame the game renders is an opportunity for OBS to render a frame. OBS renders its own frames (because it’s a compositor, not a recorder) and does so constantly while it is open, whether or not it is recording or streaming.

Does recording use CPU or GPU?

Regarding recording versus streaming: both use cases require the same CPU and GPU resources. If a machine is fit for one purpose, it’s fit for the other as well. Streaming needs upload network bandwidth with your internet provider in addition, but no different PC.

Is recording or streaming more intensive?

Streaming is technically less intensive, but your internet speeds highly impact your streaming quality. Also, laptops overheat when recording video due to minimal ventilation available for the CPU. OBS is more resource-intensive when recording, but not when streaming.

Does more RAM help with recording?

To get the best experience when recording, after you have your system spec, any budget you have left over, pump it towards extra CPU and RAM power . The more the better. A faster CPU and more RAM will also help improve rendering times as again rendering videos is very much so CPU and RAM dependant.

Should I use CPU or GPU encoding?

The recommended number of cores for streaming is 6 so if you have 6 cores you can easily stream your game play. If you have the new Nvidia Turing cards I will suggest you use GPU encoding. The new Nvenc encoder in the Nvidia Turing based cards is miles better than CPU encoding.