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Well... i am not sure how fast AV1 will comes into all these places, but as current software state for RX 6000 series. Even though 8k30 without delay (live recording) is for sure should be there, i am less sure about 8k60. But if they mentioned it as 8k60, then it will be 8k60
1) AV1 8k encode/decode via HW acceleration is supported by RX 7000 series (AV1 decoding, but not encoding was supported even on RX 5000 and RX 6000 series, but max resolution is 4k, not 8k). If Nvidia have NVENC (Nvidia Encoder... literally), then AMD have VCN ("Video Core Next" or outdated name VCE "Video Coding Engine" that is still used despite being moved to VCN) within AMF "Advanced Media Framework"
2) Yes. AMD have ShadowPlay analog built in driver
But you can use OBS ad Handbrake as well. Streaming can only be done via H.264 (AVC). While recording and encoding can be done via both AVC and HEVC (H.265). They basically use same AMF API. Even though i still have feeling that there are some additional hidden variables for recording quality as it feels better on same bitrate, imo.
3) AMD Adrenalin software is basically GeForce Experience analog (and for my taste even have better interface)
And i am not sure why your's only support 1440p60. I do have possible selection for 2160*60, even though max possible bitrate might be not as good for my requirements for source.
Answer for your questions.
1. - I hadn't met issues with recording screens via Adrenalin yet. Granted i met several related issues, but they weren't touching recording as feature:
1.1 - for some reason after launching some games Adrenalin stopped reacting to hotkey or manual press of record button, but recording via OBS worked. Windows reinstall fixed issue, for some reason. (Reinstall as upgrade from downloaded .iso launched in running system, not completely clean one with drive wiping. This one is easy to do)
1.2 - Until some point ReLive specifically (feature that records last N seconds of your work/gaming/etc was bit broken causing crashes when launched with some games. It seems that AMD fixed this issue, as i got no crash with Superposition + ReLive test.
1.3 - Until some point (same with ReLive fix, i suppose?), there was not very pleasant when Handbrake will cause driver crash if i set HEVC_10bit encoded video on input, and HEVC (VCE) QUALITY preset on output (Quality preset specifically, all other settings worked.). Seems to be fixed by AMD as well (finally, it took them some time, and i am going to close issue on Handbrake github... A-a-and done.)
2. About inconviniences?... Hmmm I hadn't found any.
But there are several nuances.
2.1 - To get windowed game recording you have 2 choises. First, you can enable "Record Desktop" which allows capture engine to grab whole monitor image, no matter what are you doing. Second choise - is to use "Region Capture" and target application/game you want to record. If you check "Borderless region capture" you will be prompted to select window for recording every time you hotkey.
2.1.1 - If you use Region capture and move application window you wull be able to see movement in recording (as white strips on side that is no longer recording. Window will still be recorded fully though. If you move part of window out of monitor borders, it will also disappear from recording. If you move window on top of task bar (which is able to be foregrounded to windowed apps) it will also be recorded on video. Not much important as this mode isn't as usable as fullscreen capture
2.2 - If you use full screen capture without allowing to capture desktop, you will be able to use it ONLY if you have full screen or pseudo full screen game is running. When you focused on game it will be recorded, but as soon as you swap game window for something else - recording will become black until you return into the game to prevent data leaks.
2.3 - If you check on BOTH "Record Desktop" and "Borderless Region Capture", after you get prompted with window for capture, that specific region will be recorded even if it isn't foregrounded (will be literally as if specific region is being captured no matter what is on top at this point of time)
3. - For sound recording. You will always record sound in game. Recording of your own microphone is an option which can be toggled via button in overlay / hotkey combination / can be forced to be always enabled in settings. If you enable "Show indicator" overlay, it will show you if microphone is recording currently. On other side, you can record your own microphone as separated track in .m4a (video is in .mp4). There still will be sound in recording, just your own microphone is filtered in separate file.
4. - Cannot understand what do you mean about edges of window? Adrenalin doesn't highlight window you are recording, so there are no such thing as "yellow border on side"
This white or black line on side is only thing that i can force to appear even with moving of windowed game (as capture frame is moving with window).
5. - No, i hadn't met issues with misaligned audio and video.
6. - Using Adrenalin for recording is as easy as Shadowplay (except partial overlay isn't covering almost whole screen). This is how overlay looks.
Granted there are different hotkeys for all stuff by default, but you can change them in settings easily. Only note. When you attempt to change hotkey on something, they still work. So if you use currently existing one, it will trigger as you attempt to set it for other line.
Open fullscreen means opening whole Adrenalin software as screen. While open overlay = open sidebar only.
There is also scene editor and scene setup for streaming. Granted i hadn't ever used that
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On other notes. Adrenalin performance overlay feels bit less on place compared to Nvidia, but it is still informative (i use RivaTuner though). You can change amount of columns, add graphs for everything (but only at once), enable/disable some measurments excluding them from overlay, change size scalar (it have big steps though 50/100/150/200% of size), and refresh rate from 0.25 to 5 seconds with 0.25 sec steps. Also text colour can be changed.
You can also exclude overlay from recordings in advanced settings.
From downsides: transparency of overlay also affects text and graphs.
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There is in-built overclocking tool. But you will be hard limited by AMD VBIOS most likely. Especially on memory. There are some additional ways to improve stuff, like MorePowerTool. But it won't allow to go over VBIOS limit as as soon as you set value to be more than it have stock limit (even by 1), GPU will go in lockdown "safe mode" and force minimal frequencies until you set value back to ones withing stock limits. But i heard on tier-1 AMD GPU limits are bit less of an issue.
On other side, AMD have Fast Timings, and with MPT you can get Fast Timings level 2 for VRAM. It actually improves performance. For Fast Timings you will hardly get to point of memory instability, while with FT level 2 you may not be stable even at minimal possible frequency (basically RAM timings table gets reduced by 1). There is also something wonky as i can sometimes run max 2312 with FT lvl 2, but sometimes even 2248 won't be stable enough. Normal FT (level 1 is fine though)
I still have overclocked card. Stock frequency limit is 2649 iirc (actual frequency is bit more, though), and memory is 2248 or so.
So i got to 2850 (actual frequency is about 2800, it doesn't scale 1:1, usually about 25-50 mHz less), and memory with FT lvl 1 and max frequency i can get (actual frequency is, again, 12 mHz lower... This time ALWAYS exactly 12 mHz lower)
From downsides (and, maybe, current bugs?). Fan curve always resets after reboot for some reason. But i do have really quiet and quite cold GPU so it doesn't matter for me.
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In gaming tab there is games you have. If something wasn't detected automatically and you know where .exe is, there is way to manually put one in list.
This list not only allows you to see game stats, but also set up individual settings and features being enabled for each game. Nvidia have same stuff, tbh.
From downsides. There is no "Nvidia Profile Inspector" analog for AMD, RIP on this part.
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And it seems that's about everything i could've said, i suppose. You're welcome!
Dang... it took A LOT of time to actually write.
Well... i am not sure how fast AV1 will comes into all these places, but as current software state for RX 6000 series. Even though 8k30 without delay (live recording) is for sure should be there, i am less sure about 8k60. But if they mentioned it as 8k60, then it will be 8k60
1) AV1 8k encode/decode via HW acceleration is supported by RX 7000 series (AV1 decoding, but not encoding was supported even on RX 5000 and RX 6000 series, but max resolution is 4k, not 8k). If Nvidia have NVENC (Nvidia Encoder... literally), then AMD have VCN ("Video Core Next" or outdated name VCE "Video Coding Engine" that is still used despite being moved to VCN) within AMF "Advanced Media Framework"
2) Yes. AMD have ShadowPlay analog built in driver
But you can use OBS ad Handbrake as well. Streaming can only be done via H.264 (AVC). While recording and encoding can be done via both AVC and HEVC (H.265). They basically use same AMF API. Even though i still have feeling that there are some additional hidden variables for recording quality as it feels better on same bitrate, imo.
3) AMD Adrenalin software is basically GeForce Experience analog (and for my taste even have better interface)
And i am not sure why your's only support 1440p60. I do have possible selection for 2160*60, even though max possible bitrate might be not as good for my requirements for source.
Answer for your questions.
1. - I hadn't met issues with recording screens via Adrenalin yet. Granted i met several related issues, but they weren't touching recording as feature:
1.1 - for some reason after launching some games Adrenalin stopped reacting to hotkey or manual press of record button, but recording via OBS worked. Windows reinstall fixed issue, for some reason. (Reinstall as upgrade from downloaded .iso launched in running system, not completely clean one with drive wiping. This one is easy to do)
1.2 - Until some point ReLive specifically (feature that records last N seconds of your work/gaming/etc was bit broken causing crashes when launched with some games. It seems that AMD fixed this issue, as i got no crash with Superposition + ReLive test.
1.3 - Until some point (same with ReLive fix, i suppose?), there was not very pleasant when Handbrake will cause driver crash if i set HEVC_10bit encoded video on input, and HEVC (VCE) QUALITY preset on output (Quality preset specifically, all other settings worked.). Seems to be fixed by AMD as well (finally, it took them some time, and i am going to close issue on Handbrake github... A-a-and done.)
2. About inconviniences?... Hmmm I hadn't found any.
But there are several nuances.
2.1 - To get windowed game recording you have 2 choises. First, you can enable "Record Desktop" which allows capture engine to grab whole monitor image, no matter what are you doing. Second choise - is to use "Region Capture" and target application/game you want to record. If you check "Borderless region capture" you will be prompted to select window for recording every time you hotkey.
2.1.1 - If you use Region capture and move application window you wull be able to see movement in recording (as white strips on side that is no longer recording. Window will still be recorded fully though. If you move part of window out of monitor borders, it will also disappear from recording. If you move window on top of task bar (which is able to be foregrounded to windowed apps) it will also be recorded on video. Not much important as this mode isn't as usable as fullscreen capture
2.2 - If you use full screen capture without allowing to capture desktop, you will be able to use it ONLY if you have full screen or pseudo full screen game is running. When you focused on game it will be recorded, but as soon as you swap game window for something else - recording will become black until you return into the game to prevent data leaks.
2.3 - If you check on BOTH "Record Desktop" and "Borderless Region Capture", after you get prompted with window for capture, that specific region will be recorded even if it isn't foregrounded (will be literally as if specific region is being captured no matter what is on top at this point of time)
3. - For sound recording. You will always record sound in game. Recording of your own microphone is an option which can be toggled via button in overlay / hotkey combination / can be forced to be always enabled in settings. If you enable "Show indicator" overlay, it will show you if microphone is recording currently. On other side, you can record your own microphone as separated track in .m4a (video is in .mp4). There still will be sound in recording, just your own microphone is filtered in separate file.
4. - Cannot understand what do you mean about edges of window? Adrenalin doesn't highlight window you are recording, so there are no such thing as "yellow border on side"
This white or black line on side is only thing that i can force to appear even with moving of windowed game (as capture frame is moving with window).
5. - No, i hadn't met issues with misaligned audio and video.
6. - Using Adrenalin for recording is as easy as Shadowplay (except partial overlay isn't covering almost whole screen). This is how overlay looks.
Granted there are different hotkeys for all stuff by default, but you can change them in settings easily. Only note. When you attempt to change hotkey on something, they still work. So if you use currently existing one, it will trigger as you attempt to set it for other line.
Open fullscreen means opening whole Adrenalin software as screen. While open overlay = open sidebar only.
There is also scene editor and scene setup for streaming. Granted i hadn't ever used that
-----------------------------------------------------
On other notes. Adrenalin performance overlay feels bit less on place compared to Nvidia, but it is still informative (i use RivaTuner though). You can change amount of columns, add graphs for everything (but only at once), enable/disable some measurments excluding them from overlay, change size scalar (it have big steps though 50/100/150/200% of size), and refresh rate from 0.25 to 5 seconds with 0.25 sec steps. Also text colour can be changed.
You can also exclude overlay from recordings in advanced settings.
From downsides: transparency of overlay also affects text and graphs.
-------------------------------------
There is in-built overclocking tool. But you will be hard limited by AMD VBIOS most likely. Especially on memory. There are some additional ways to improve stuff, like MorePowerTool. But it won't allow to go over VBIOS limit as as soon as you set value to be more than it have stock limit (even by 1), GPU will go in lockdown "safe mode" and force minimal frequencies until you set value back to ones withing stock limits. But i heard on tier-1 AMD GPU limits are bit less of an issue.
On other side, AMD have Fast Timings, and with MPT you can get Fast Timings level 2 for VRAM. It actually improves performance. For Fast Timings you will hardly get to point of memory instability, while with FT level 2 you may not be stable even at minimal possible frequency (basically RAM timings table gets reduced by 1). There is also something wonky as i can sometimes run max 2312 with FT lvl 2, but sometimes even 2248 won't be stable enough. Normal FT (level 1 is fine though)
I still have overclocked card. Stock frequency limit is 2649 iirc (actual frequency is bit more, though), and memory is 2248 or so.
So i got to 2850 (actual frequency is about 2800, it doesn't scale 1:1, usually about 25-50 mHz less), and memory with FT lvl 1 and max frequency i can get (actual frequency is, again, 12 mHz lower... This time ALWAYS exactly 12 mHz lower)
From downsides (and, maybe, current bugs?). Fan curve always resets after reboot for some reason. But i do have really quiet and quite cold GPU so it doesn't matter for me.
---------------
In gaming tab there is games you have. If something wasn't detected automatically and you know where .exe is, there is way to manually put one in list.
This list not only allows you to see game stats, but also set up individual settings and features being enabled for each game. Nvidia have same stuff, tbh.
From downsides. There is no "Nvidia Profile Inspector" analog for AMD, RIP on this part.
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And it seems that's about everything i could've said, i suppose. You're welcome!
Dang... it took A LOT of time to actually write.
They do have contact point for this
https://www.amd.com/en/support/contact-email-form
Also, for HW acceleration of encode/decode there are only standard resolution as markers. And by 8k it is defined as 7680*4320 in 99.99% cases.
Interstengly it is how GPU-Z actually reports data like that.
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In addition as bonus info. Yes i record in 1920*1080*60 in HEVC with 50 Mbps bitrate for source. But quality is outstanding, imo. It was kind of close with 2060, but not enough details (felt smoothened out on terrain detail and some particles). With my 1060 it was terrible quality.
Screenshots from Warframe recording(and it is one fast paced slasher/shooter)
With REALLY fast movement like dashes and 180 degrees turns
And a bit more of a stationary/slow movement
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And for detail precision, i have Divinity 2 (usually test for my stream quality). To be fair it is REALLY hard test to pass without losing details in movement. It will take, likely, around 150 Mbps bitrate.
Sorry, for some reason it won't allow me to past them directly, and their size become too big for direct paste, so there is album
This album contains images with active movement
https://imgur.com/a/2M2CxGQ
And this album contains images that were "stationary" as screen placement (there is wind in game)
https://imgur.com/a/VGyUDLz
Sadly, currently i am capped by 100 mbps bitrate for recording, and 50 mbps bitrate for streaming, no matter the resolution (it means even for 4k60). I think they should upgrade this higher limit for 8k60.
