The new OBS Studio, version 23.0, will leverage the NVIDIA Video Codec SDK, which will greatly improve performance and reduce the FPS impact of streaming and recording. We have also tweaked some of the background settings of NVENC to improve ...

TL;DR Since upgrading to OBS v23, I've started to encounter variably lengthed stutters and have not been able to find a solution. These issues are visible in both the new AND old implementation of NVENC. These issues were NOT present in OBS v22's NVNEC.

Starting with OBS 31.0 the NVENC implemenation provides additional options for adjusting the NVIDIA encoder settings. New mode behaving similarly to CQP, but with the option to set a maximum bitrate to provide a high quality while limiting file size or stream bitrate.

September 18, 2024 - Windows 11 24H2 + HAGS works perfectly in new OBS version. [GUIDE] Getting NVIDIA NVENC Hardware Encoding in OBS Studio on Fedora

April 5, 2025 - After recent Windows and OBS updates, I can no longer select my Nvidia NVENC H.264 as my encoder (Advanced/Output/Streaming/Video Encoder). This is with a GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU. At first I got a popup telling me to update the NVENC driver. Windows told me this driver was up to date when I...

November 22, 2018 - Updated Guide with info about OBS 24.0.3 new solution for high GPU encoding. Forget about complex fine tuning. You can now run OBS in priority mode to make sure your stream runs perfectly in any situation with NVENC.

I would like to use the capabilities of my NVIDIA RTX 4060 GPU to create new frames and convert my 59.94 FPS video to... ... My issue seems simple, but has proven surprisingly difficult to find an answer to. A while back when I first installed OBS, I chose the NVENC encoder for video and it worked well on my NVIDIA 3050.

February 18, 2022 - The new generation of GPUs with the brand new encoder brought comparable quality x264 medium – if you can find a GPU that is. Let’s take a look at what’s needed to set up your stream for massively improved quality. Modern OBS Studio has two ways to achieve the expected quality: the built-in NVENC H.264 (new) and the addition from StreamFX called NVIDIA NVENC H.264/AVC (via FFmpeg).

Hardware encoding is supported ... of OBS, however the developers only recommend using it on computers running Windows. Additionally to get the best results we recommend you use hardware encoding if you run a Nvidia GPU. Hardware encoding has been available on Nvidia cards since early 2012, so if you have a modern Nvidia GPU, you can likely enable it. Go to ‘settings’, then select ‘output’ from the side menu. Under the ‘encoder’ drop down select ‘NVENC H.264’. ...

February 26, 2019 - The new OBS Studio, version 23.0, reduces the FPS impact of streaming by up to 66% compared to the previous version, meaning higher FPS for your games. In battle royales, such as Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - Blackout, and Apex ...

Title pretty much says it, I've been using OBS for over a year now and have always used "NVIDIA NVENC H.264 (new)" Encoder, and whenever I've updated to any of the recent updates (27.2+) I always get the error "Failed To Open NVENC Codec" when attempting to record.

March 23, 2020 - But there will not be a difference, because the encoding is exactly the same between NVENC old and new. The main difference is that some elements no longer need to be copied from VRAM out to system RAM, then right back into VRAM. ... Just to check, could you post a log file from a stream when you were using OBS 25.0.1?

September 1, 2022 - Updating the guide after the Windows 10 1903 release. For this new version of Windows, the new... ... Please note that you can enable hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling in Windows to have OBS prioritize NVENC encoding so the game rendering doesn't slow your stream down.

April 1, 2026 - OBS gives you two mainstream encoder paths for H.264 live streaming: x264 (CPU encoding) and NVENC (NVIDIA GPU encoding). In 2026, both can look excellent at realistic bitrates—but they fail differently under pressure.

static bool nvenc_encode(void *data, struct encoder_frame *frame, struct encoder_packet *packet, bool *received_packet) ... p = obs_properties_add_list(props, "rate_control", obs_module_text("RateControl"), OBS_COMBO_TYPE_LIST,

January 31, 2025 - You need to use an older version of OBS, and you will be able to use NVENC again. It’s the age of your card, it’s not supported in the newest versions of OBS.

October 9, 2024 - OBS Studio 31.0.0 Beta 1 adds many new features and changes to the streaming/recording application, including new Nvidia blur, background filters, and first-party YouTube chat features.

July 1, 2020 - Also I re installed obs because I cant open it because of dll problem. Now I cant use my GPU but when I open my Ge Force Expierience it says that it is compatible but in reality noting shows up ... MX series cards including the MX330 don't actually have hardware encoders. Physically You never actually had nvenc available on the system.