So you’ve got an NVIDIA or AMD graphics card and want to use either NVENC or AMF. Now what? Well, despite its simple name, Preset can have a big impact on your video quality when streaming or recording. There are a lot of options here, so let’s start with the top two.
Quality and Max Quality will give you the best results when it comes to video encoding, with Max Quality going as far as to incorporate two-pass encoding. If you’re using NVENC and a high-end GPU, like an RTX card, Max Quality is for you. If you’re anything using AMF or a GTX Nvidia GPU, Quality is still a very good option will ensure your PC doesn’t melt and you don’t drop frames.
There are options below that, including Performance and Max Performance, but those settings will cut out other features, like B-frames (more on that soon), so either go with Max Quality or Quality unless your stream is really stuttering.