AMD's latest Radeon RX 7000 "RDNA 3" & Radeon RX 6000 "RDNA 2" GPUs now feature full support for Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting with multiple encodes.
Enhanced Broadcasting Isn't Limited To NVIDIA, As Twitch Provides Support For AMD's Radeon RX 7000 & RX 6000 GPUs As Well
Twitch's Enhanced Broadcasting was unveiled to the public back at CES 2024, and it was designed to collaborate with the renowned streaming platform OBS, along with cooperation from GPU manufacturers like AMD and NVIDIA.
Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting is here for AMD Radeon users! https://t.co/6Eqc85rlWw
— AMD Radeon (@amdradeon) July 18, 2024
For a quick rundown on how Enhanced Broadcasting operates, it creates multiple versions of your stream, all with different resolutions, using your GPU's dedicated encoder resources, and then at the viewer's end, it streams the respective resolution based on their internet quality.
Initially, it was perceived that Twitch's Enhanced Broadcasting would be limited to NVIDIA's GPUs, and in a previous report, we mentioned how NVIDIA's GeForce 900 series or later GPUs would support the feature. However, an extensive update by Twitch revealed that AMD's Radeon platform will be able to leverage Enhanced Broadcasting. Here are the system requirements, as revealed by Twitch themselves.
What are the system requirements?
- GPU and Driver Version: NVIDIA GeForce 900-series or newer with NVIDIA driver 545.92 or newer, AMD Radeon RX 6000/7000 Series or newer with AMD Adrenalin 24.4.1 minimum
- Operating System: Windows 10 or Windows 11
- Broadcast Software: OBS Studio v30.2 (or newer), XSplit Broadcaster 4.5.2406.1801 (or newer)
What are the recommended system requirements?
- Display: 1920x1080 at 60fps
- Sustained Upstream Bandwidth: 12 Mbps
For now, Twitch's Enhanced Broadcasting will work with AMD's RDNA 2 and RDNA 3 GPUs, which is a much-confined scope compared to NVIDIA, which covers multiple generations. This is likely due to Team Green's superiority in video encoding capabilities, especially through their NVENC encoder, which is known to be much more capable than competitors. Regardless, it's still exciting to see AMD's Radeon GPUs getting the support for Enhanced Broadcasting, as it will boost the streaming experience on the platform.
News Source: Twitch
About the author: Muhammad Zuhair is a hardware and technology reporter for Wccftech, specializing in the semiconductor industry and the complex interplay between technology, manufacturing, and geopolitics. His coverage focuses on the corporate strategies and technological roadmaps of industry giants like TSMC, NVIDIA, Samsung, and Intel. Zuhair's expertise lies in deconstructing complex topics such as fabrication nodes (e.g., 2nm process), the economic impact of policies like the CHIPS Act, and the strategic development of AI infrastructure from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel.
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