Question / Help OBS using 24% CPU but still dropping frames

[mayoman]

Hi,

So I'm new to OBS and new to streaming so there might be a very easy fix to this, but basically I'm on a 13" Macbook Pro 2017 hardwired into my connection with 37.87 mpbs upload speed. I'm trying to stream my PS4 Remote Play to Twitch via OBS. I'm experiencing no lag/dropped frames whatsoever in PS4 Remote Play, so I know it has to be OBS. I've tried FPS of 30 and 60 and they're both fairly choppy. Lots of dropped frames and random freezing on stream. Also generally the OBS app is running extremely slowly, like for example it takes 5-10 seconds for it to open settings after I've clicked the settings button.

I know my computer isn't made for 1080p bells and whistles and such, but I guess I'm just looking for good general practices to maintain a steady okay-looking stream and to be able to trust the functionality of the program.

Any help/tips would be greatly appreciated (let me know if I should provide more info)

log file: https://obsproject.com/logs/jGf6xzeIbwpI_bUH

 

[DiegoLopez]

I have a 2011 15" MacBook Pro with High Sierra and a 2015 13" Macbook Pro with Mojave. My 2011 machine runs OBS fine with the obvious limitations for its age. My 2015 machine struggles with lag and framerates. I beilieve MOJAVE might have something to do with it. MOREOVER, the latest OBS 25.0.8 update made it VERY slow on both machines, with 0FPS output in some cases, so I went back to previous versions and all went back to the "normal" I mentioned at first. Better performance on High Siera than Mojave. Same OBS versions. NOT the latest one, which made FPS much worse.