X264 Medium vs RTX NVENC - Comparison
Comparing OBS's x264 encoder at medium vs NVIDIA's Turing(GPU) encoder.
Still Comparison Images: https://imgur.com/a/Yvkti2y
Timestamps
3000 KBPS
00:00 - Far Cry 5
00:17 - Ghost Recon Wildlands
00:55 - Metro Exodus 1
01:15 - Metro Exodus 2
6000 KBPS
01:37 - Far Cry 5
02:00 - Ghost Recon Wildlands
02:38 - Metro Exodus 1
02:58 - Metro Exodus 2
12000 KBPS
03:21 - Far Cry 5
03:44 - Ghost Recon Wildlands
04:22 - Metro Exodus 1
04:42 - Metro Exodus 2
Test methodology
I recorded uncompressed footage of the games at 2560x1440, then recorded that uncompressed video with the different kbps,
I did this to minimize variables that could affect camera angles etc, to get a comparative "result"
I used OBS to record at the different kbps.
NVENC(GPU)
Rate control: CBR (3000/6000/12000)
Preset: Max Quality
Profile: High
Look-ahead: off
Psycho Visual Tuning: on
X264(CPU)
Rate control: CBR (3000/6000/12000)
CPU Usage Preset: Medium
Profile: High
Tune: (None)
Song: Polaris - Deadmau5
(I do not own the Right's to the Song or Song's in this Video, All the right's is owned by the Publisher/s & Maker/s of the Song or Song's)
Use the 4K or 1440p quality for the best image and audio quality.
(Even if you only have a 1080p monitor)