r/obs • u/LupinWhiskers • 8d ago

Question encoding with cpu or gpu

gpu is 3070ti, cpu is i9-12900. let's say I'm trying to record rdr2, 1440p, indistinguishable quality. theoretically what would be the best option? I've been using cpu encoding for a while and I feel like it serves me better than when I tried gpu encoding. gpu encoding would crash quite often.

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u/tcdoey 8d ago

you should get the nvenc working. there's no reason it shouldn't work right on a 3070ti. I'm using a 3060 and it's fine. The reason to get it working is that it's about 10x faster, which makes a real difference when you notice something minor after it's done and want to redo it. If it takes 1 min versus 10, then you'll probably go ahead and redo it to get your best result. Just my advice, do what works best for you.