GTX 1660 Super for Game Capture?

[EpikoTH]

Hey, I am looking for a GPU to replace my GT 1030. I am a YouTuber that records video using OBS, but I have to rely on x264 on a dual-core i5 CPU from the Clarkdale era. I was thinking about getting a GTX 1660 Super, but I am not sure if it has NVENC which is something I badly need. I failed to do so with the GT 1030 which I had assumed had it. Yes, I am very aware that I will be heavily CPU bottlenecked, but that doesn't bother me, I just need a decent graphics card for cheap. Even if the graphics card has a slower NVENC than the RTX cards, I am sure it would be able to handle 1366x768 60 fps recordings. My CPU, on the other hand, drops frames at 720p 24 fps on the ultrafast preset. Should I get the card? I am literally flat broke, relying on my parents' generosity and Christmas gifts, so I am not looking for answers like "omg why do you have a dual-core cpu" or "just buy a new pc". I can't. I don't have the money. Literally to get a 1660 Super, I would have to sell my GT 1030 first only to get around $50 - $65. Anyways, your thoughts?

[Zando_]

1660 Super and 1660 Ti both have the Turing NVENC encoder AFAIK. 

EDIT: Yep: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660-super-1650-super/


has all the turing features, including the NVENC encoder. Only thing it misses out on is RT cores (only the 2000 series has those). 

[boggy77]

2 minutes ago, EpikoTH said:

Hey, I am looking for a GPU to replace my GT 1030. I am a YouTuber that records video using OBS, but I have to rely on x264 on a dual-core i5 CPU from the Clarkdale era. I was thinking about getting a GTX 1660 Super, but I am not sure if it has NVENC which is something I badly need. I failed to do so with the GT 1030 which I had assumed had it. Yes, I am very aware that I will be heavily CPU bottlenecked, but that doesn't bother me, I just need a decent graphics card for cheap. Even if the graphics card has a slower NVENC than the RTX cards, I am sure it would be able to handle 1366x768 60 fps recordings. My CPU, on the other hand, drops frames at 720p 24 fps on the ultrafast preset. Should I get the card? I am literally flat broke, relying on my parents' generosity and Christmas gifts, so I am not looking for answers like "omg why do you have a dual-core cpu" or "just buy a new pc". I can't. I don't have the money. Literally to get a 1660 Super, I would have to sell my GT 1030 first only to get around $50 - $65. Anyways, your thoughts?

https://developer.nvidia.com/video-encode-decode-gpu-support-matrix#Encoder

 

you might even get away with a second hand 1060 if tight for money

[EpikoTH]

10 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

1660 Super and 1660 Ti both have the Turing NVENC encoder AFAIK. 

EDIT: Yep: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660-super-1650-super/


has all the turing features, including the NVENC encoder. Only thing it misses out on is RT cores (only the 2000 series has those). 

Ok, thank you! I really needed this. There were some other forums that had said it wasn't available, but I knew that this place was the most reliable that I know, so I asked!

[Fasauceome]

If you wanted a more budget option, even stuff as old as the GTX 700 series has nvenc. You can upgrade from that 1030 with anything as low as a GTX 750 so don't worry about having to buy something as much as a 1660, you can get a used 1070 for similar performance around $200 on eBay and even GTX 1060 models have somewhat decent used prices.

[BTGbullseye]

1 hour ago, EpikoTH said:

I am a YouTuber that records video using OBS

With the newest OBS stable prerelease patch, the RX 5700 series hardware encoder is now effectively on-par with NVENC for both performance and visual quality. OBS is at the forefront of this, so if that's what you're using, don't fall for the "only Nvidia is good for streaming" anymore.

 

https://github.com/obsproject/obs-amd-encoder/releases

[EpikoTH]

Ok, I am sorry that I didn't say it, although i didn't think I needed to if I was planning for a 1660 Super, but I am planning to also buy something new and future proof. The 1660 Super is based upon one of the newest architectures and although I know AMD has good options, I prefer Nvidia. Not sure why, but I do. No offense.