Nvidia NVENC Streaming Bitrate Comparison 720p 864p 1080p - PUBG (or any FPS Game)

Watch this video in 1440p to avoid horrible youtube compression.

I ran this test in 48 combination between 30fps and 60fps in 720p, 864p and 1080p with 1000kbps, 2000kbps, 3000kbps, 4000kbps, 5000kbps, 6000kbps, 7000kbps, 8000kbps.

METHODOLOGY
I ran this test with OBS 28 Beta 2, using NVENC with RTX 2070 Super in PUBG Steam Game. Then I edit the footage using Shotcut and render it using x264 Medium with rate control at 70% CRF 15 to avoid more compression when uploading to Youtube (I also render and edit this video at 1440p).

CONCLUSION
The sweet spot between bitrate and quality (depends on the game you're streaming)
720p 30fps : 2500 to 3500
720p 60fps : 4000 to 5000
864p 30fps : 4000 to 5000
864p 60fps : 5000 to 6000
1080p 30fps : 5000 to 6000
1080p 60fps : 6000 to 8000

Don't choose below the lowest sweet spot value since the lowest sweet spot values are only good at low-motion games. Of course, a higher bitrate will provide more quality in return but you will get a diminishing return if you choose a higher bitrate than the sweet spot above. Choose a higher bitrate than the sweet spot if your video streaming contains high-motion games like Apex, PUBG, MW, Escape From Tarkov or any FPS game, racing game, or any game that contains high foliage or complex texture.

Watch a similar benchmark but with DOTA (top-down/isometric game)    • Streaming Bitrate Comparison 30fps/60...  

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 720p 30fps 1000kbps
00:18 720p 30fps 2000kbps
00:36 720p 30fps 3000kbps
00:54 720p 30fps 4000kbps
01:11 720p 30fps 5000kbps
01:29 720p 30fps 6000kbps
01:46 720p 30fps 7000kbps
02:04 720p 30fps 8000kbps

02:22 720p 60fps 1000kbps
02:39 720p 60fps 2000kbps
02:57 720p 60fps 3000kbps
03:15 720p 60fps 4000kbps
03:32 720p 60fps 5000kbps
03:51 720p 60fps 6000kbps
04:08 720p 60fps 7000kbps
04:26 720p 60fps 8000kbps

04:43 864p 30fps 1000kbps
05:00 864p 30fps 2000kbps
05:17 864p 30fps 3000kbps
05:33 864p 30fps 4000kbps
05:51 864p 30fps 5000kbps
06:08 864p 30fps 6000kbps
06:26 864p 30fps 7000kbps
06:44 864p 30fps 8000kbps

07:02 864p 60fps 1000kbps
07:20 864p 60fps 2000kbps
07:37 864p 60fps 3000kbps
07:54 864p 60fps 4000kbps
08:12 864p 60fps 5000kbps
08:29 864p 60fps 6000kbps
08:47 864p 60fps 7000kbps
09:04 864p 60fps 8000kbps

09:21 1080p 30fps 1000kbps
09:39 1080p 30fps 2000kbps
09:56 1080p 30fps 3000kbps
10:14 1080p 30fps 4000kbps
10:31 1080p 30fps 5000kbps
10:48 1080p 30fps 6000kbps
11:05 1080p 30fps 7000kbps
11:23 1080p 30fps 8000kbps

11:40 1080p 60fps 1000kbps
11:58 1080p 60fps 2000kbps
12:16 1080p 60fps 3000kbps
12:34 1080p 60fps 4000kbps
12:52 1080p 60fps 5000kbps
13:09 1080p 60fps 6000kbps
13:26 1080p 60fps 7000kbps
13:44 1080p 60fps 8000kbps

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