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[@essi2]

HEVC Grass v No Grass Encoding quality kzbin.info/www/bejne/iniyqHmdfb2Ipas

[@essi2]

Should also be noted that these are all NVENC unless otherwise stated, because that is the only encoder I use for actual streaming.

[@Seven_Actual]

Alright question though. Why 6000 bit? Twitch only allows 264 and anywhere that accepts 265 or av1 isn't limited to 6000 bit? Like I record 265 at 20,000 bit for youtube. That's as close to a 1:1 experience I can provide at 1440p. 6000 bit is a big limit even with av1.

[@essi2]

6000kbps because that is the current guideline for Twitch, technically you can stream at close to 8000kbps if you aren't using Enhanced Broadcasting. HEVC will be released for Enhanced Broadcasting testers soon(tm), so that is why HEVC is featured in most of the tests I've done. And yes, 6000kbps isn't really good enough for any resolution at or above 1080p. Generally I stream to YT with HEVC or AV1 at 12000 or 18000kbps, which is far more reasonable, but we don't have that on Twitch. All of the encoder videos I've uploaded are mostly for my own sake to give me an idea of what to expect once we have access to HEVC on Twitch, hopefully soon for 'Verified Testers' and then hopefully soon after for everyone.

[@essi2]

HEVC testing has started for Twitch EB Closed beta testers, currently at 1080p60 4750kbps