NVIDIA NVENC Support Changes in PRISM 5.0 (Windows)

Background Starting from PRISM Live Studio 5.0, the OBS engine has been upgraded. With this update, the NVIDIA NVENC encoder is no longer supported on NVIDIA Kepler GPUs (GeForce 600 and 700 series).

In addition, the NVIDIA graphics driver must be updated to:

• Windows: Version 551.76 or later

If your GPU is not supported or your driver version is lower than the above, the NVIDIA encoder option will not appear in the PRISM settings page.

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How to Check Your GPU Model (Windows)

1. Press Windows + R, type dxdiag, and press Enter.

2. Go to the Display tab and check your GPU name.

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How to Check and Update Your NVIDIA Driver (Windows)

1. Right-click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel.

2. Go to Help → System Information to see your driver version.

3. Visit the official NVIDIA driver download page: https://www.nvidia.com/drivers

4. Download and install the latest driver (version 551.76 or later).

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If Your GPU Is Kepler (600/700 Series) Unfortunately, you cannot use the NVENC encoder in PRISM 5.0 or later. We recommend:

• Using the x264 (H.264 software) encoder instead, or

• Upgrading to a newer NVIDIA GPU that supports NVENC.