Twitch's new beta combines the encoder in your Nvidia GPU with some nifty OBS integration to take the pain out of streaming

pcgamer.com:

CES 2024 is finally here and the hardware announcements are beginning to roll in thick and fast. However, even if you're not in the market for some new tech, those of you of a streaming persuasion and an Nvidia GPU may have some reason to celebrate today, as the company announced a raft of streaming features and Twitch integrations to be rolled out in the new Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting beta as part of today's Nvidia special address.

As things currently stand Twitch prioritises server-side transcoding for top-performing channels, meaning that Twitch partners and some affiliates are able to stream at a wide range of different quality settings for their audience, while regular users are often limited in their transcoding options. 

That's set to change for streamers with an Nvidia GPU participating in the Twitch beta launching later this month. The Enhanced Broadcasting update will allow RTX and GTX card owners to use the high-quality NVENC hardware encoder to broadcast up to three resolutions simultaneously at up to 1080p, with higher-input bitrates, 4k resolutions and up to five concurrent streams set to become options over the next few months.

There'll also be some new codecs to experiment with, including the latest-generation AV1 for RTX 40-series owners, while those of you on older cards will be able to make use of good old H.264 and HEVC.

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Enhanced Broadcasting also aims to make setting up a stream much less of a hassle via OBS integration, as the beta will enable features that can automatically configure OBS encoder settings with a server-side algorithm that