Does recording with OBS affect FPS?

OBS does have a 2-3\% impact on CPU/GPU usage and this translates to a 10-15 FPS loss in Legion equating to about 20-25\% of the overall possible frame rate with it off.

Can you record higher than 60 fps on OBS?

We cannot provide support for recording at rates above 60fps here. For general recording, Quality is recommended for NVENC. It does provide a measurable quality increase, and the load difference is negligible. Recording directly to MP4 is absolutely never recommended, as it is not a recording-safe format.

How do I change my OBS recording FPS?

Setting OBS to 60 FPS

1. Click the “Settings” button; Alternatively, Clicking File -> Settings has the same effect.
2. Now click “Video.”
3. Change the “Common FPS Value” from whatever it is now to 60 within the dropdown selector.

Does OBS decrease FPS?

Active Member. OBS is a compositor and video switch. It uses GPU resources in ways that QuickTime does not. Any framerate you are able to hold in Minecraft without running OBS will be reduced when you launch OBS, unless you are already capping Minecraft’s frame rate below that level before opening OBS.

How do I stop OBS from losing FPS?

How to Stop Dropped Frames in OBS

1. Reduce the resolution of your streams. In general, the higher the stream resolution, the higher the CPU usage.
2. Reduce the bitrate of your streams.
3. If live streaming over WiFi try using an ethernet cable.
4. Check your firewall settings.
5. Broadcast to a server that is closest to you.

Is MSI Afterburner good for recording?

Best Prices Today. MSI Afterburner isn’t exactly game capture software, but like Nvidia’s GeForce Experience, it’s a popular program that gaming enthusiasts might already have on their system. Together these two pieces of software can not only overclock and tweak your system, but record game capture video as well.

How do I get 100 fps on OBS?

For example, if you want to record 100 fps, OBS has to process 100 frames a second, so one frame in 1/100 = 0.01 seconds or 10 ms. OBS must not need longer to capture, composite and encode one frame.