

If you have OBS Studio 27.0 or newer and Windows 10 (1903) or newer, see the steps below in case the "automatic" method doesn't work.Ĭlick 'Properties' of your display capture source, and you should see "Automatic", "DXGI" or "Windows 10 (1903 and up)".
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If you run Windows 7 or 8, or Windows 10 up to (and including) version 1809, use our separate guides: Windows 7, 8, and Windows 10 up to (and including) 1809
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This guide will show you how to select the graphics card OBS is running on using built-in Windows settings. However, we do have several troubleshooting suggestions to try and assist with any issues. This is not really an issue with OBS, but rather a design choice by laptop manufacturers in order to save power and there's little that can be done on our side. In rare cases, trying to capture a game running on a different GPU than OBS can cause the game to crash. For example, if OBS is running on the integrated GPU, you will not be able to use Game Capture for your games running on the discrete (NVIDIA or AMD) GPU.Īdditionally, if OBS is not running on the discrete GPU, you might run into performance issues. OBS can only run on one of these GPUs, but your open applications and games could be running on either. A discrete/external GPU (either NVIDIA or AMD) for 3D apps and games.An integrated GPU (iGPU) for 2D applications/your desktop, and.The reason this happens is because most modern laptops will come with two GPUs: When using OBS on a laptop or multi-GPU system, you may run into performance issues or issues using a specific capture type (i.e. GPU Selection Guide (for laptops and all-in-one computers with multiple GPUs).
