Question / Help Bitrate for streaming in 1080p
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Dig_Douglas
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I'm no expert, but I have heard that NVENC is not as good of an encoder as x264. You will need a higher bitrate with NVENC to get the same quality as a lower bitrate x264 encode.
Beardedbob
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@Dig_Douglas is correct Nvenc at low Bitrate isn't great, swap to x264 software as the encoder if you have the spare CPU.
Unimatrix36
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Isn't the max recommended bitrate for Twitch like 3500 for non-partners?
Or maybe you are a Twitch partner, or stream to another service?
https://help.twitch.tv/customer/en/portal/articles/1253460-broadcast-requirements
Or maybe you are a Twitch partner, or stream to another service?
https://help.twitch.tv/customer/en/portal/articles/1253460-broadcast-requirements
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Beardedbob
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Yep it is, best to keep it around 3200 as it can burst even on CBR and go over the 3500. Other services like Hitbox and Youtube Gaming though don't seem to have a cap or not that i've come across, so depends who your streaming to.
Thats my specs:
but i've see ... without partners my quality on twitch keep on this 360-720p
- Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary
- CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K {OC to 4,5GHz}
- GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming
but i've see ... without partners my quality on twitch keep on this 360-720p
Beardedbob
Member
Twitch will be capping your bandwidth to them if you have been using 5k+ bitrate. The max they will accept is 3500, after a period of sending above this they will then throttle you hence you are potentially seeing lower resolutions.
Beardedbob
Member
Yep, if you become a twitch partner then they allow a higher bitrate. YT or Hitbox though dont seem to have this cap. Try 3200 bitrate instead of 5500, see how it goes.
DoAGoldeneye
Member
Also, scaling to 720p and using 2500 will look better than 1080p at 3500.
As long as you're not partnered that's your limit.
As long as you're not partnered that's your limit.