obs-settings
The right bitrate, resolution and encoder for your upload and GPU.
Running locallyOBS settings
Answer four questions and get the settings that fit your connection and PC, with where to find each one in OBS.
Measure it with a speed test while nothing else is uploading. KIVO uses three quarters of it, so a bad minute doesn't drop frames.
1080p60 · 6000 Kbps
| Video encoder | NVIDIA NVENC H.264 | Settings → Output (Advanced) → Streaming |
| Preset | P5: Slow (Good Quality) · Tuning: High Quality · Multipass: Two Passes (Quarter Resolution) | Settings → Output (Advanced) → Streaming |
| Rate control | CBR | Settings → Output (Advanced) → Streaming |
| Bitrate | 6000 Kbps | Settings → Output (Advanced) → Streaming |
| Keyframe interval | 2 s | Settings → Output (Advanced) → Streaming |
| Output resolution | 1920x1080 | Settings → Video |
| FPS | 60 | Settings → Video |
| Downscale filter | Bicubic | Settings → Video |
| Audio bitrate | 160 Kbps · 48 kHz | Settings → Output → Audio |
With an RTX card you can also try Twitch's Enhanced Broadcasting (Settings → Stream), which sends several qualities at once.
Before going live, record a minute of gameplay with these settings and watch it: that's how viewers will see it.