GeForce RTX 2060 NVENC vs x264 (PUBG + Twitch)

Опубликовано: 18 Март 2026
на канале: io-tech

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SEE THE ORIGINAL test clips for better comparison from Twitch (VODs) without additional encoding by Adobe Premiere & YouTube:

8000 kbit/s bitrate:

GeForce RTX 2060 NVENC Turing 8000 kbit/s
  / 369429394

Core i9-9900K (x264 medium 8000 kbit/s)
  / 369429662

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti NVENC Pascal 8000 kbit/s
  / 369429888

6000 kbit/s bitrate:

GeForce RTX 2060 NVENC Turing 6000 kbit/s
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Core i9-9900K x264 medium 6000 kbit/s
  / 369427908

Core i9-9900K x264 fast 6000 kbit/s
  / 369428432

Core i9-9900K x264 very fast 6000 kbit/s
  / 369428903

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti NVENC Pascal 6000 kbit/s
  / 369429138

About the tests:

Testing GeForce RTX 2060's NVENC encoder performance and image quality compared to Core i9-9900K's x264 Software encoding with latest OBS Studio beta version (nvenc-test-9):

https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/...

Tests were done in real life environment playing the game while streaming to Twitch 8000 and 6000 kbit/s.

Video includes real time, slow motion and still side by side comparisons between:

RTX 2060 NVENC vs x264 Medium (8000 kbit/s)
RTX 2060 NVENC vs GTX 1070 Ti NVENC (8000 kbit/s)
RTX 2060 NVENC vs x264 Medium (6000 kbit/s)
RTX 2060 NVENC vs x264 Fast (6000 kbit/s)
RTX 2060 NVENC vs x264 Very Fast (6000 kbit/s)
RTX 2060 NVENC vs GTX 1070 Ti (6000 kbit/s)
RTX 2060 NVENC Full Run (8000 kbit/s)
x264 Medium Full Run (8000 kbit/s)

Test setup:

Core i9-9900K
GeForce RTX 2060
16 GB DDR4-3200
Asus ROG Maximus X Extreme
970 Pro 512 GB M.2 SSD

Asus ROG Swift PG258Q 1920x1080 240 Hz monitor
PUBG Ultra Quality Settings

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Music:
Instrumental produced by Chuki
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