Question / Help Should I Use ShadowPlay or OBS

[Aidan Perry]

Refer to title. Using NVENC on OBS.

 

[c3r1c3]

If you only need what Shadowplay offers, then I would say use it.

If you need anything beyond what Shadowplay offers, then OBS.

 

[Aidan Perry]

If you only need what Shadowplay offers, then I would say use it.

If you need anything beyond what Shadowplay offers, then OBS.

does it require more of my gpu to use OBS because i would obs in most circumstances for example mixing my audio?

 

[c3r1c3]

From what I understand, yes. Shadowplay basically doesn't do anything besides copying the framebuffer (i.e. game) to the NVENC unit. OBS does a lot, and to do such it requires OBS to composite your sources/scenes on the GPU.

How much GPU does OBS use? Depends on how complex your filters, sources and scenes are. If it's the same as it would have to be with Shadowplay, then not very much.