Want to enhance the recording ability of Bandicam?

To use the Nvidia NVENC encoder, please follow the steps below:

1. Download/install the latest Nvidia video card driver

   • Go to https://www.geforce.com, and download/install the latest Nvidia video card driver.
   • Download Nvidia Driver: https://www.geforce.com/drivers

2. Choose the "H264 (Nvidia® NVENC)" or "HEVC (Nvidia® NVENC)" option.

   • Click the Settings button under the Video tab, then choose the "H264 (Nvidia® NVENC)" or "HEVC (Nvidia® NVENC)" encoder.
   • H264/HEVC is one of the most commonly used formats for the recording, compression, and distribution of high definition video. (View the comparison of video codecs of Bandicam)

   

   • Profile: If you choose "H264 (NVIDIA® NVENC)", the Profile selection menu (Auto, Main, High) will be shown.
   • VBR (Variable bitrate) - Quality-based: VBR allows a higher bitrate for faster scenes and a lower bitrate for slower scenes, as a result, the recorded video size can be made smaller. (Recommended)
   • CBR (Constant Bitrate) - Bitrate-based: CBR always uses the same bitrate, as a result, you can predict the video file size (But, the recorded video size might be larger.)
   • GPU device: If you use more than 2 GPUs, try this option. (For example, use graphic card A for recording and graphic card B for gaming.)
   • Keyframe interval: If you choose "150" as the Keyframe interval, keyframes will be created every 150 frames.
   • FourCC code: To play the recorded video on media players, choose "H264". To edit the recorded video with Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere with the AVI container, choose "X264". » See more

If you cannot see the "H264 (Nvidia® NVENC)" or "HEVC (Nvidia® NVENC)" option, please try the solutions below:

1. Nvidia® NVENC encoder is available in Windows 7, 8, and 10.

   If you use 'Windows XP' or 'Windows Vista', the "H264 (Nvidia® NVENC)" menu will not be shown.

2. Update your graphics card driver.

   Download the latest Nvidia video card driver from https://www.geforce.com/drivers

3. Check whether your computer has an NVENC-capable GPU

   * H264 (Nvidia® NVENC)

   • Desktop GPU: Geforce GTX 600 series, QUADRO/TESLA(K series) or higher graphics cards.
   • Laptop GPU: GTX 660M, 670MX, 675MX, 680M, 700M or higher graphics cards.
   
   

   * HEVC (Nvidia® NVENC)

   • Desktop GPU: Maxwell GM20x (GTX 950/960/970/980/Titan X), Pascal GP10x (GTX 1030/1050/1060/1070/1080/Titan X), QUADRO/TESLA(M/P series) or higher graphics cards.
   • Laptop GPU: GTX 965M, 970M, 980M or higher graphics cards.

4. Nvidia® NVENC encoder is available with the latest version of Bandicam.

   Nvidia® NVENC H.264 encoder is available from Bandicam 2.0.0, and Nvidia® NVENC HEVC encoder is able from Bandicam 2.4.0 with the MP4 container.

Error message: Failed to initialize codec. Do you want to try again with the H.264 (CPU) codec?

If your computer is out of memory or NVENC is being used by another program, you will see the "Failed to initialize codec" error message. In this case, please close all other unnecessary programs and try again. If you still have the problem, you have to use another video codec such as H.264 (Intel Quick Sync video) or H.264 (CPU). If you need to use Bandicam and other programs which use NVENC (ShadowPlay, STEAM VR, OBS, etc.) at the same time, visit github.com

GPU Hardware Acceleration Support

	Nvidia NVENC, HEVC	Intel Quick Sync Video, HEVC	AMD VCE
OS	Windows 7/8/10	Windows 7/8/10	Windows Vista, 7/8/10
Bandicam	v2.0.0/v2.4.0 or higher	v1.9.0/v3.1.1 or higher	v1.9.1 or higher
Graphics card	GTX 600 or higher / HEVC: GM20x GPU	i3, i5, i7 processors / HEVC: Skylake GPU	HD 7700 or higher
Video resolution	No limitations (4K Recording, 3840x2160)	Haswell: 2560x1600, Pre-Haswell: 1920x1200	1920x1080
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