GPU or CPU for streaming

[ameer.rrr]

Hello

I am wanting to upgrade either my CPU or GPU for streaming

I have currently have:

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600 

GPU: MSI Radeon RX 580 OC mk.2 

Mobo: ASUS CROSSHAIR VI HERO AM4

RAM: Adata XPG Spectrix D41 16GB DDR4-3200

I dont know what exactly know what to upgrade, the CPU or GPU, I heard out NVENC new encoder, but if I were to get a 2060 Super it'll be a bit pricey so I could just use some guidance that'll be great.

Thank you
EDIT: IM AUSTRALIAN, forgot to mention that

[Jurrunio]

5 minutes ago, ameer.rrr said:

if I were to get a 2060 Super it'll be a bit pricey

Just get the GPU, it kills two birds (higher frame rate and streaming capability) with one stone compared to the CPU (3700x) which can only help with streaming

[helgehelge123]

If i remember correctly, the AMD encoder of the 500 graphics card gen was kinda trash. NVENC on 10 series was usable and the 20 series was pretty much on par with the "faster" CPU (software) encoder.
With your CPU I'd use the "faster" software h.264 encoder and ignore your graphics card as much as you can. try to watch your CPU load, though and switch to AMDs graphics card encoder with fixed ingame framerate (so the GPU is not running on its limit) if your CPU can't handle encoding and gaming in specific titles.

 

Edit: haven't seen the part that you are considering upgrading.
as Jurrunio says, the 2060 Super would be the better choice but it depends on your marked for used stuff. 
Either sell the 2600 and get a 3700x with 8 cores (is compatible with your mainboard, I checked (needs BIOS version 7002 (remember to update before selling the old one))) and use software effortlessly or sell the 580 and get a 2060 Super.
I'm pretty sure, tho, the CPU deal will be cheaper.

[Streetguru]

28 minutes ago, ameer.rrr said:

Hello

Are you trying to use OBS with overlays and stuff or are you just streaming the gameplay?

You can just enable the AMF encoder in OBS to stream using your GPU.

Otherwise you can use ReLive to stream more efficiently than the AMF encoder if you don't need anything fancy happening in your stream.

[ameer.rrr]

2 hours ago, Streetguru said:

Are you trying to use OBS with overlays and stuff or are you just streaming the gameplay?

You can just enable the AMF encoder in OBS to stream using your GPU.

Otherwise you can use ReLive to stream more efficiently than the AMF encoder if you don't need anything fancy happening in your stream.

I do want to use OBS facecam overlay, and I tried AMF encoder, but its horrendous 

[Streetguru]

Just now, ameer.rrr said:

I do want to use OBS facecam overlay, and I tried AMF encoder, but its horrendous 

Under the scene tab in ReLive you can set it up to use your web cam

Otherwise you could try to replace the AMF encoder in OBS with this one, you just drag and drop it into the folder, the latest OBS might have some updated AMF encoder though as well.

https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/amd-hardware-encoder-s.427/