Trying to use 2 gpus for obs

[TommoIRL]

System:

Ryzen 2600

GTX 1050ti

GT 1030

32gb ram

 

Software:

Streamlabs OBS

Now the topic:

 

I had a spare gt1030 laying around and I’ve heard some debate rather installing a second gpu can help improve stream performance so I said id give it a go! I have a 1050ti but im noticing some “pixeling” during my stream when a lot is going on so I thought sure give this a go and see if I can offload the work to make my stream look better.

Anyway, installed the card, installed the drivers and set my output settings to gpu 1, as gpu 0 is the 1050ti, and nope. "An error occurred with the output. Usually caused by out of date drivers" yada yada yada.

Does anyone have any advice on this?

[Jurrunio]

GT cards do not support NVENC

 

pixelation problem is due to bitrate, try go higher there

[TommoIRL]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

GT cards do not support NVENC

ah, well fuck

Thanks for your answer!

[TommoIRL]

4 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

GT cards do not support NVENC

 

pixelation problem is due to bitrate, try go higher there

I stream 720p and have around 20mb upload, what should I aim for its currently 4000.

It also happens with local recording, same issue? Would you recommend using my cpu for the encoding rather than gpu? Sorry for all the questions lol

[Jurrunio]

6 minutes ago, Coppz said:

I stream 720p and have around 20mb upload, what should I aim for its currently 4000.

Try 6000kbps, even though 4000 should have been enough for 720p 30fps

 

8 minutes ago, Coppz said:

It also happens with local recording, same issue? Would you recommend using my cpu for the encoding rather than gpu? Sorry for all the questions lol

CPU encoding is an option if you use x264 high, whether it's too much depends on other apps running like games and stuff

[TommoIRL]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

Try 6000kbps, even though 4000 should have been enough for 720p 30fps

 

CPU encoding is an option if you use x264 high, whether it's too much depends on other apps running like games and stuff

guess ill just have to keep testing. thanks for the advice

[Kisai]

1 hour ago, Coppz said:

System:

Ryzen 2600

GTX 1050ti

GT 1030

32gb ram

 

Software:

Streamlabs OBS

Now the topic:

 

I had a spare gt1030 laying around and I’ve heard some debate rather installing a second gpu can help improve stream performance so I said id give it a go! I have a 1050ti but im noticing some “pixeling” during my stream when a lot is going on so I thought sure give this a go and see if I can offload the work to make my stream look better.

Anyway, installed the card, installed the drivers and set my output settings to gpu 1, as gpu 0 is the 1050ti, and nope. "An error occurred with the output. Usually caused by out of date drivers" yada yada yada.

Does anyone have any advice on this?

Please tell me you're not the same person who asked about this before.

 

There is no point having a GT 1030 in a desktop if you already have a better card.

 

The only purpose of having two GPU's, in a transcoding setup, is if you have two GPU's with encoders on them. 

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

 

 

In other words, the GT 1030 is absolutely worthless for this scenario.

 

If you had an intel GPU, you could turn on the iGPU and use Quicksync, but Quicksync is also pretty rubbish, and I'd only use QSV as a decode engine when you play a video or have a webcam being composited.

 

[TommoIRL]

2 minutes ago, Kisai said:

Please tell me you're not the same person who asked about this before.

 

There is no point having a GT 1030 in a desktop if you already have a better card.

 

The only purpose of having two GPU's, in a transcoding setup, is if you have two GPU's with encoders on them. 

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

 

 

In other words, the GT 1030 is absolutely worthless for this scenario.

 

If you had an intel GPU, you could turn on the iGPU and use Quicksync, but Quicksync is also pretty rubbish, and I'd only use QSV as a decode engine when you play a video or have a webcam being composited.

 

Hi. No I am not someone who asked about this before I believe.. Thought only came to me as im sitting here in lockdown trying to find other cases for a gpu I had idling (I am folding on it also overnight)

This thread is already marked as solved, as you can see above, but thank you anyway