SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Choose the right setup
for your stream

Compare three clear performance tiers and find the setup that matches your streaming workflow.

Windows 10 / 1164-bitOBS Studio Plugin
Choose your setup

Minimum · Recommended · High Performance

Minimum

ENTRY

For webcam streams, chatting and light beauty effects

  • OSWindows 10/11 64-bit
  • CPUIntel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or higher
  • Memory16 GB
  • GPUGTX 1660 / RTX 3050 or equivalent
  • StorageSSD 256 GB+

High Performance

POWER

For demanding games, multiple plugins and long sessions

  • OSWindows 11 64-bit
  • CPUIntel Core i7-12700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5700X or higher
  • Memory32 GB+
  • GPURTX 4070 or higher
  • StorageNVMe SSD 1 TB+

Streaming and Peripheral Recommendations

ItemMinimumRecommendedHigh Performance
Output720p / 30 fps1080p / 30–60 fps1080p / 60 fps or higher
Upload speed10 Mbps+20 Mbps+30 Mbps+
Camera720p / 1080p webcam1080p webcam or cameraHigh-quality camera + capture device

Stability Recommendations

  • Use wired Ethernet whenever possible.
  • For NVIDIA GPUs, OBS hardware encoding with NVENC is recommended.
  • If frames are dropped, reduce resolution, FPS, beauty effects and game graphics in that order.
  • Run a 10–15 minute test stream before going live.