📡 Best GPU for Streaming 2026
Game and stream simultaneously without frame drops.
Streaming needs a GPU that can game and encode simultaneously. NVIDIA NVENC is the standard.
💡 NVIDIA GPUs recommended for NVENC. RTX 40/50 series have AV1 encoding.
#1
1080p
287
1440p
260
RT
195
Value
23/100
$2,299
#2
1080p
287
1440p
260
RT
195
Value
26/100
$1,999
#3
1080p
287
1440p
260
RT
195
Value
23/100
$2,299
#4
1080p
273
1440p
230
RT
166
Value
26/100
$1,599
#5
1080p
273
1440p
230
RT
166
Value
26/100
$1,599
#6
1080p
244
1440p
203
RT
152
Value
41/100
$999
#7
1080p
212
1440p
196
RT
118
Value
18/100
$1,999
#8
1080p
239
1440p
193
RT
139
Value
39/100
$999
#9
1080p
235
1440p
189
RT
136
Value
28/100
$1,199
#10
1080p
226
1440p
184
RT
138
Value
49/100
$749
#11
1080p
194
1440p
179
RT
107
Value
22/100
$1,199
#12
1080p
192
1440p
178
RT
107
Value
40/100
$799
#13
1080p
192
1440p
178
RT
107
Value
18/100
$1,499
#14
1080p
181
1440p
168
RT
101
Value
36/100
$699
#15
1080p
213
1440p
167
RT
120
Value
42/100
$799
Best GPU for Streaming — 2026 Guide
Streaming needs a GPU that can game and encode simultaneously. NVIDIA NVENC is the standard.
NVIDIA GPUs recommended for NVENC. RTX 40/50 series have AV1 encoding.
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