Main AMD GPU and Secondary Nvidia GPU for streaming.

Symbiote_IV · May 22, 2015

Hey guys, so i have an R9 290 and a 4 Gb GT 740. The 740 has been sittin around in a box for 3 months now. I am a livestreamer and i was watching one of my broadcasts and noticed it was fairly choppy. I am wondering if I could use the 290 for my playing and my 740 as the Gpu that would stream it. I stream at 720p.

I assume that offloading the streaming duty to a second gpu would make it easier on my 290 and make the stream smoother. Although, the 740 would be in a PCIe 2.0 x4 slot. Soo i have no idea.

Any help would be appreciated.

exroofer · May 22, 2015

Guessing this would take having the Nvidia card using the appropriate video driver, and the main AMD card using it's correct video driver. I don't even know if this is possible.......

But interested to hear how one would do such a thing, or if it's even possible.

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k1114 · May 22, 2015

Unless the software can choose gpu then it always defaults to the main gpu.

Symbiote_IV · May 23, 2015

k1114 :

The software is called OBS and it can choose the gpu. It is considered a 'video adapter.' No idea how running two different branded cards on the same system would work, and i assume id have to plug in a cable from both gpus to the same monitor if that even works.

But I dont know if a 2.0 x4 slot would be useful at alll.

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