A low-cost capture card may not significantly impact stream quality or FPS.
A low-cost capture card may not significantly impact stream quality or FPS.
Hello, welcome to streaming! I'm curious—will a more affordable capture card impact your FPS on the gaming PC by slowing down data conversion? The quality of the capture matters, but it shouldn't disrupt your stream. There are two options you mentioned; let me check if they perform similarly. Thanks!
Choose display capture instead of buying a capture card. OBS is now very lightweight, especially with a Nvidia GPU and NVENC encoding.
If the setup remains consistent, all capture cards will reduce speed. Consider a secondary system for streaming to maintain performance. Streaming in 1080p is essential to keep viewers engaged. Use CPU or GPU encoders unless you have the budget for another system.
Yes sir. I have an extra one so I figured I'd give it a try to keep fps and stream stable. If one of the 50-80$ capture cards is good enough to not slow it down, that is. Also, from what I was reading, i will put capture card on main rig, then use hdmi from gpu to capture Edited November 3, 2020 by newtoofps the second part about gpu and capture card
Essentially: GPU → capture card via HDMI in → monitor via HDMI out → system through PCIe → streaming service
To simplify, your main gaming PC will only show what the second computer's capture card is sending. That’s typically for stream viewers, not just your own use.