Will capturing video be affected by graphics card?

christopher2222 · Feb 3, 2018

I'm capturing some video using the onboard integrated graphics. I'm just wondering if a graphics card will improve performance?
Since capturing is usually handled all by the capture card I can't see why a graphics card would make any difference over using the integrated graphics.

Saturnity · Feb 3, 2018

Well integrated graphics aren't usually the best, you are basically doing what you need, and recording at the same time, that most likely puts a bit of stress on the graphics, so yes getting an actual dedicated graphics card will help. Plus integrated graphics actually take its vram from your normal ram so again, yes, it will most likely improve it

SoNic67 · Feb 3, 2018

There is no "capture card". That "capture" is happening inside the GPU, in a specialized part of it (encoder), separated from the cores that process the gaming.
So in the end, the quality of the GPU, can affect the capture process because it will be having a different kind/generation of encoder.

christopher2222 · Feb 4, 2018

SoNic67 :

Oh sorry, I meant to add that I was capturing video through the colossus 2 internal pci capture card without using a dedicated video card.

christopher2222 · Feb 4, 2018

Saturnity :

Ok so if the graphics are stressed through the integrated graphics then the CPU will also be slightly taxed trying to manage graphics as well as the capture. I did forget to note that it's using the colossus 2 internal pci capture card. I think it takes care of all the h.264 compression coding but it the cpu is also using it then I would guess taking away any extra processes the CPU doesn't need to handle like graphics to the monitor etc. then that would help.

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