Use second GPU as dedicated NVENC encoder for streaming

[EpsilonSubunit]

Hey hows it going guys, im currently streaming with a 1070ti, 16gb ram and an i7 7700 setup; I tend to game normally at 1440p getting around 100 - 120 fps however obviously when i stream that fps goes down and sometimes I get a bit of stutter. My question is if its possible to install a 1050 ti and use that soely for encoding my stream to take that load off my 1070 ti and if it will actually benefit in any way. Thank you guys for the help in advance, I really appreceate it  

[Daniel Z.]

You can do it but it won't help that much. I'm assuming you use OBS?

[WereCatf]

7 minutes ago, EpsilonSubunit said:

My question is if its possible to install a 1050 ti and use that soely for encoding my stream to take that load off my 1070 ti and if it will actually benefit in any way.

You should've searched, this question has been answered multiple times. As for the answer: no, it'll actually cause a drop in performance. You'll get better performance just by encoding on the same GPU as you play on.

[Jurrunio]

Which 1070ti did you have? usually raising the power limit so it stops hitting it will remove the noticeable part of performance impact by using NVENC.