Question / Help OBS preview and output drops frames when browser source/window capture Chrome active

[sdslayer100]

I'm trying to stream a game with my subscriber count in the corner but window capturing Chrome for my sub count and browser sources both lag the output down to 40-50 fps. (NOT dropped frames. The output just reads lower values) This is my log https://obsproject.com/logs/iEe3cUaF6ok35WkZ

 

[Narcogen]

If OBS doesn't report the drop, then OBS is just capturing what it's getting.

That said... you've got a discrete GPU and an integrated one, and OBS is running on the integrated one, even though you're not running any display sources.

You're capturing games with window capture instead of game capture. Does it not work on Geometry Dash?

 

[sdslayer100]

If OBS doesn't report the drop, then OBS is just capturing what it's getting.

That said... you've got a discrete GPU and an integrated one, and OBS is running on the integrated one, even though you're not running any display sources.

You're capturing games with window capture instead of game capture. Does it not work on Geometry Dash?

well i switched to Game Capture and that fixed it somehow. I can't lie I did not know Game Capture vs. Window Capture made that big of a difference (especially when I used to just do a Display Capture and crop it)

 

[sdslayer100]

Well, kinda. Now the game runs way choppier than before (and OBS does still drop to 55fps sometimes) I don't know if you need another log but here is one anyways https://obsproject.com/logs/GBmdtlZ4zpuoV_Wn

 

[Narcogen]

Game capture is more performant than window capture.

You're also still running OBS on your Intel GPU which is less performant.

14:45:11.595: Available Video Adapters:
14:45:11.626: Adapter 0: Intel(R) HD Graphics 530
14:45:11.626: Dedicated VRAM: 134217728
14:45:11.626: Shared VRAM: 4242325504
14:45:11.626: output 0: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}, attached=true
14:45:11.626: Adapter 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
14:45:11.626: Dedicated VRAM: 3177054208
14:45:11.626: Shared VRAM: 4242325504
14:45:11.627: output 0: pos={1920, 0}, size={1920, 1080}, attached=true
14:45:11.656: Loading up D3D11 on adapter Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 (0)
14:45:11.755: D3D11 loaded successfully, feature level used: b000