Is CPU or GPU Video Encoding better? | Linus Tech Tips | Page 1

tacit kite Apr 16, 2023, 10:17 AM

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So Medal.tv lets you clip your game highlights and it also lets you choose whether you want to use your CPU or GPU for video encoding. A quick 3 second google research told me "CPU encoding is superior to GPU encoding" - should I use my CPU?

Im asking because apparently CS:GO is more CPU intensive. I have an i5-12600KF and an AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT.

When I use medal currently, my FPS drop from around 300 to 175.

silver lichen Apr 16, 2023, 10:55 AM

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Try and experiment?

tacit kite Apr 16, 2023, 11:25 AM

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silver lichen Try and experiment?

Nothing i do changes the fps i end up having. I changed res, lowered my settings, switched from cpu to gpu, changed recording settings its always the same fps lmao

silver lichen Apr 16, 2023, 11:35 AM

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makes sense 🙂

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CS:GO is a CPU intense game.

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you could try a streaming card? 🤔

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capture card.

feral oar Apr 16, 2023, 3:41 PM

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nvenc video incoding is good, av1 is best

night sandal Apr 16, 2023, 4:32 PM

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Realistically if you have nvidia card, NVENC is the best choice

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but seeing you have AMD, I'm sure they have similar thing to NVENC too

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That probably your best option

#Is CPU or GPU Video Encoding better?