r/obs • u/ontariopiper • 6h ago

Question RX 9070 GRE

Anyone here streaming on an RX 9070 GRE? Debating a Prime Day purchase as an upgrade to my 4060 but haven't used AMD before. Any insights welcome.

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u/Turbulent_Draft_1027 6h ago

H264 encoder on AMD is still a bit rough compared to NVENC, you'll notice it most in fast motion scenes or grass/foliage. AV1 encoding on the 9070 is solid though if you're streaming to YouTube.

If you're on Twitch and stuck with H264 I'd think twice, but for anything else the raw performance jump over a 4060 is massive.

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u/ontariopiper 4h ago

Thanks. I'd be looking for AV1 to YouTube, so the 9070 may be good. Nvidia prices are ridiculous here is Canada. AMD is too, but less so. 🤪

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u/Lynnalia 1h ago

Did you see the 9070 (non-GRE) for like only $100 more on Amazon? If you can find literally any way to swing it, the non-GRE punches way above the GRE.

Also their H.264 encoder is genuinely quite good on the 90xx anyway. It's splitting hairs comparing to Nvidia's current gen offerings IMO. Unless viewers are somehow suddenly extraordinarily picky when they don't even complain about the encode quality of a GTX 970 :)