Playing and streaming

[SzaboAttila]

My question is that gtx 1060 6gb or rx 580 8gb is better for playing triple A video games and streaming them?

[Crunchy Dragon]

Depends on if you're encoding your stream using the GPU or the CPU.

 

Most people will encode on the CPU if they're using one machine for gaming and streaming, since encoding on the GPU could hurt gaming performance.

[SzaboAttila]

2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Depends on if you're encoding your stream using the GPU or the CPU.

 

Most people will encode on the CPU if they're using one machine for gaming and streaming, since encoding on the GPU could hurt gaming performance.

I am new to this kind of stuff, but I guess on cpu.

[SzaboAttila]

2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Depends on if you're encoding your stream using the GPU or the CPU.

 

Most people will encode on the CPU if they're using one machine for gaming and streaming, since encoding on the GPU could hurt gaming performance.

I am new to this kind of stuff, but I guess on cpu.

[Crunchy Dragon]

2 minutes ago, SzaboAttila said:

I am new to this kind of stuff, but I guess on cpu.

I would take the RX 580 8GB. Having the extra 2GB of VRAM should boost your FPS on 1080p compared to the 1060 6GB.

 

Not to mention the 580 8GB is basically the best price/performance card you can buy currently.

[SzaboAttila]

5 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

I would take the RX 580 8GB. Having the extra 2GB of VRAM should boost your FPS on 1080p compared to the 1060 6GB.

 

Not to mention the 580 8GB is basically the best price/performance card you can buy currently.

I watched some benchmarks where the gtx 1060 performs better in games then the rx580, actually in many games.

[Crunchy Dragon]

26 minutes ago, SzaboAttila said:

I watched some benchmarks where the gtx 1060 performs better in games then the rx580, actually in many games.

If you can afford the 1060 6GB, then go for that.

[Frankenburger]

If you use NVENC in OBS to stream, there should be minimal performance loss in games while maintaining a decent stream quality assuming your bitrate is high enough. Encoding with x264 on the CPU produces better results, but hits the system harder.

 

That said, grab the GTX 1060. It will allow you to use NVENC for your streams.

[SzaboAttila]

18 hours ago, Frankenburger said:

If you use NVENC in OBS to stream, there should be minimal performance loss in games while maintaining a decent stream quality assuming your bitrate is high enough. Encoding with x264 on the CPU produces better results, but hits the system harder.

 

That said, grab the GTX 1060. It will allow you to use NVENC for your streams.

Thank you.