8 Ways to Fix OBS High CPU Usage/Encoding Overload [2024]
After so many years, OBS is still the top pick for streaming on any platform. If youre one of those unfortunate, dont worry. Below, I have shortlisted the 100% working solutions to reduce excessive CPU utilization for OBS. For example, downscaling the output resolution of screen recording can effectively reduce OBSs CPU utilization by a lot. you could also try other solutions, such as lowering the framerate, customizing the x264 preset, etc....