Why I’m almost ready to switch to AMD GPUs for streaming

[{"selector":"#anim-98962dd1-79a4-45ca-aa26-01dc4eb39467 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Why I’m almost ready to switch to AMD GPUs for streaming

[{"selector":"#anim-0c916f90-95da-40b0-ac2b-b4b285bcd647 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-41.82415820181805%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Even while AMD produces some of the strongest graphics cards, their streaming performance has consistently lagged far below that of Nvidia GPUs.

[{"selector":"#anim-c50f1de3-3291-4b96-a99c-20ccafe0f637 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google When compared to AMD cards, Nvidia GPUs nearly always provide higher encoding performance and more functionality.

[{"selector":"#anim-6cba67fa-d8ac-4656-b441-77389597e397 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google It's one of the reasons why, despite being a longtime AMD supporter, I've chosen to move to Nvidia graphics because I don't want to sacrifice a nice streaming experience.

[{"selector":"#anim-ae7858e6-7971-4a77-9ee4-f1a0a1608a8c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-49.31430086646279%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google It's important to have a strong encoder when streaming, and if you're streaming games, you should definitely utilise GPU encoding rather than CPU encoding.

[{"selector":"#anim-4c41f913-dc66-4292-b672-03f6de1434ba [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-45.545368561841904%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The NVENC encoder from Nvidia is not only high-quality but also efficient with data, which is essential for streaming.

[{"selector":"#anim-db335e15-e519-4cd2-9eea-817289563fe8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The ideal visual quality to data usage ratio should be achieved, and Nvidia's encoder outperformed AMD's in this regard by a wide margin.

[{"selector":"#anim-01a4ad5c-56d7-41c7-aae1-0ce142e1216c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-43.61585293803262%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google But I believe Nvidia has lost this advantage now that AMD's encoder AMF's most recent version is finally out.