OBS Studio 31: Best AV1 Encoder Settings and Bitrates for Twitch and YouTube
How to stream with crisp visual fidelity in 1080p and 1440p using 30% less network upload bandwidth.
AV1 hardware encoder advantages over legacy NVENC H.264
Dedicated AV1 hardware blocks in RTX 40/50 and Radeon 7000/8000 cards eliminate muddy artifact blocks in foliage-heavy games at lower bitrates.
Optimal Upload TargetsFor 1440p 60 FPS YouTube streams, 10,000 Kbps in AV1 matches the crispness of legacy 25,000 Kbps H.264 streams.
Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting and WHIP protocols
Twitch is rolling out multi-encode direct ingest via modern encoders, transposing master quality to varied mobile bitrates automatically.
Key Takeaways
- •AV1 eliminates pixel blockiness in fast-motion foliage titles.
- •10,000 Kbps in AV1 beats legacy 25,000 Kbps H.264 stream fidelity.
- •Supported natively by RTX 40/50 and Radeon 7000/8000 graphics cards.
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