[TechReport] AMD Gaming Evolved Adds Recording/Streaming Capabilities

[ilikemacandpc]

Cyril Kowalski over on TechReport has posted an article saying that the Gaming Evolved app by AMD, their equivalent of Nvidia Geforce Experience, now has "Game DVR." It allows you to record gameplay and stream gameplay to Twitch. 

 

 

Known as Game DVR, the feature "continuously records the last 10 minutes of your gameplay," according to AMD. Users can stop or start recording at will, and they can stream their gameplay to Twitch.tv if they wish. Game DVR uses the VCE block in AMD's APUs and Radeon graphics processors to accelerate H.264 video encoding. Thanks to that acceleration, the chipmaker says Game DVR has "virtually no impact on performance."

 

This is great! I'm building a rig for a friend this fall for game streaming, and I was going to recommend a more expensive Nvidia GPU, but now, I have no qualms recommending AMD. AMD's feature parity just keeps on growing. Considering this feature is available on the Xbone and PS4, I guess it was inevitable. Now, AMD, work on your CPU side; the industry needs you firing on all fronts. 

 

http://techreport.com/news/26668/gaming-evolved-app-adds-video-recording-challenges-shadowplay

[Enderman]

I bet it will work just as bad as all their drivers do...

[BallisticPeanut]

Good stuff.  

 

Personally I stopped using Shadowplay early on cause it always caused some massive stuttering, but maybe they fixed that by now.

[Altecice]

I bet it will work just as bad as all their drivers do...

Idiot... Nvidia fanboy much?

[Fetzie]

I bet it will work just as bad as all their drivers do...

 

Actually it works quite well. Noticed no impact on performance, and there was no pixelation in the recorded file when I played it back (which happened quite a lot with nVidia Shadowplay when friends recorded stuff).

[matin94]

great. does anyone know if it has the feature shadowplay has? the 24/7 recording and when u want something recorded you press a button and it saves the last 20 minutes of game play?+

 

Edit never mind, it has. continuously   records 10 minutes of game play. great. shadow play can no longer come in an argument when you want to compare nvidia vs amd for a GPU. (which was one of my friends arguments for going with Nvidia instead )

[Misanthrope]

Looks like the red team is throwing all their meat into the grill now, not a bad strategy if you ask me. Good stuff

[Fetzie]

great. does anyone know if it has the feature shadowplay has? the 24/7 recording and when u want something recorded you press a button and it saves the last 20 minutes of game play?+

 

Edit never mind, it has. continuously   records 10 minutes of game play. great. shadow play can no longer come in an argument when you want to compare nvidia vs amd for a GPU. (which was one of my friends arguments for going with Nvidia instead )

 

You can also change the continuous recording buffer to anything between 15 seconds and 10 minutes, so if all you are after is an awesome kill shot in battlefield you don't necessarily have to sift through 10 minutes of shit.

[TwistedDictator]

Good stuff.  

 

Personally I stopped using Shadowplay early on cause it always caused some massive stuttering, but maybe they fixed that by now.

 

Dxtory is way better IMO

[Fetzie]

Dxtory is way better IMO

 

As you would expect from a paid product.

[vitor_cut]

it works fine for me

[Enderman]

Idiot... Nvidia fanboy much?

Lol its not my fault that so many people have issues with the AMD drivers...

Also calling people an idiot is very immature of you...maybe you should take a break from the internet and calm down.

[LAwLz]

I will probably compare this vs using QuickSync to transcode video on the fly.

Is there a list of which GPUs are supported?

[Misanthrope]

Here's another interesting bit I skipped at first:

Game DVR uses the VCE block in AMD's APUs and Radeon graphics processors to accelerate H.264 video encoding. Thanks to that acceleration, the chipmaker says Game DVR has "virtually no impact on performance."

Now that's good to see: More reasons for me to consider APU's even when using something better than a 250.

[EChondo]

Is there a list of which GPUs are supported?

I believe it's 7700 series and up, let me see if I can find a list.

 

*Edit: http://raptr.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35078

 

 

Hi there,

Well First of all, to find out if your card is supported, It'll take a little bit of work on your part, unfortunately. Because the list is so long.

 

But we support the following code names for Videocard technology:

• Tahiti
• Pitcairn
• Malta
• Bonaire
• Curacao
• Curaçao
• Hawaii
• Vesuvius
• Venus
• Saturn
• Neptune
• Cape Verde

You can search here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units

For your video card and then see if it has one of the aforementioned Videocard technologies.

[Altecice]

Lol its not my fault that so many people have issues with the AMD drivers...

Also calling people an idiot is very immature of you...maybe you should take a break from the internet and calm down.

 

Did you ever think for a second that you are on a tech support forum. So many of the posts are about issues people are having. Im sure there are just as many Nvidia issues as AMD. You are the one being immature by saying what you did, Stop being Biased Mr ASUS GTX770 DCUII .

[Enderman]

Did you ever think for a second that you are on a tech support forum. So many of the posts are about issues people are having. Im sure there are just as many Nvidia issues as AMD. You are the one being immature by saying what you did, Stop being Biased Mr ASUS GTX770 DCUII .

Well someone refuses to acknowledge the facts...

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/15483-who-makes-better-drivers-amd-vs-nvidia-vs-intel/

Do you want more proof?

Just let me know, I have more if you need.

[Altecice]

Well someone refuses to acknowledge the facts...

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/15483-who-makes-better-drivers-amd-vs-nvidia-vs-intel/

Do you want more proof?

Just let me know, I have more if you need.

 

Thats all Biased opinions based on fanboys. This forum is not mature enough to hold a proper poll without trolls such as youself.

[Enderman]

Thats all Biased opinions based on fanboys. This forum is not mature enough to hold a proper poll without trolls such as youself.

Wow, then wouldn't the amd fanboys outweigh the nvidia fanboys?

You can take a look at customer reviews on any site and more people are satisfied with their Nvidia cards than people are with AMD.

This is just a fact. I'm not saying that Nvidia has no problems with their drivers. I'm saying they have less than AMD.

There is no reason to get upset about this matter...everyone has their personal opinion. But a personal opinion will never be more valid that a proven fact.

[JAKEBAB]

I've had the app for ages and twitch streaming has been there like a month....

[Enderman]

Thats all Biased opinions based on fanboys. This forum is not mature enough to hold a proper poll without trolls such as youself.

Here is more proof that the majority of people have less issues with Nvidia than AMD:

 

GTX780                                                                r9 290

 

GTX780ti                                                              r9 290x

 

It is not my fault that there are people like you who refuse to open your eyes.

 

links:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121842

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121779

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121840

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121838

[ilikemacandpc]

Stop being a fanboy and shut up. This thread is about the new streaming tech, not your debate over drivers. 

[Fetzie]

Here is more proof that the majority of people have less issues with Nvidia than AMD:

 

A sample size of 16 is not statistically relevant. A sample size only starts to become statistically relevant when it crosses the 200 mark, and is considered reliable with 1000 data points.

 

Why don't we get back on topic: I posit that the VCE H.264 video encoding is better than Shadowplay. If you disagree with my statement, show that I am wrong.

[DaRk0]

Well, can't say I'm interested since I don't own AMD hardware, but I'm happy for AMD users.

[Sky Daddy]

Here is more proof that the majority of people have less issues with Nvidia than AMD:

 

GTX780                                                                r9 290

bandicam 2014-06-20 15-28-48-373.jpgbandicam 2014-06-20 15-29-07-710.jpg

 

GTX780ti                                                              r9 290x

bandicam 2014-06-20 15-29-19-041.jpgbandicam 2014-06-20 15-29-31-874.jpg

 

It is not my fault that there are people like you who refuse to open your eyes.

 

links:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121842

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121779

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121840

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121838

 

read the reviews before blaming amd

 

some of the 1 star 290x reviews are miners complaining, these cards are meant for gaming not mining cryptocurrency (albeit very good at it)

some of the reviews seem to be asus's fault not amd's

some people may have incompatible hardware or incredibly bad luck (one review had 2 cards fail, could be a bad power supply imo)

 

My experience with amd has been very good, no driver issues at all and my 290 never exceeds 70c even when oc'ed 1159mhz on the core and 1500mhz on the memory.