Question Game Feels "Laggy" or Slow motion like, while Streaming

[aroadie11]

I dual-stream Rocket League on Twitch and TT. Twitch alone runs smoothly, but when I add TT using TT Live Studio, I notice a slight lag. It's not severe, but annoying. It feels like I'm just playing the game a little slower motion even though I don't seem to have less FPS in game so I just don't understand why it's happening. I'm considering upgrading my PC to handle both seamlessly. Some days are worse than others, and despite not dropping frames in-game, the issue persists. Both platforms use NVENC encoding, Twitch at 8000 bitrate and TT at 6400, both at 1920 1080p 60fps. I play on a 240Hz main monitor with my FPS capped at 360 in game, while my second is 144Hz. I wonder if the dual monitor setup affects performance. Upgrading to a 4080 from the 3070ti seemed to help a bit as far as I can tell, but I'm contemplating a CPU upgrade next. I have a cable internet with a 40MBPS upload speed. I'm open to spending quite a bit to enhance my PC and avoid a dual streaming setup. Any insights are appreciated!

Current PC Specs:
NZXT Kraken X73
Windows 10 Home Edition
NZXT H710i
MSI Z590 Gaming Edge WiFi
Intel Core i7 11700KF 8 Core 3.6GHz
Team T-FORCE Vulcan Z 3200MHz DDR4 - 16 GB x 2
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition
Power SupplyXPG Core Reactor 850W Gold
SSD Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB

 

[jnxzi94]

I dual-stream Rocket League on Twitch and TT. Twitch alone runs smoothly, but when I add TT using TT Live Studio, I notice a slight lag. It's not severe, but annoying. It feels like I'm just playing the game a little slower motion even though I don't seem to have less FPS in game so I just don't understand why it's happening. I'm considering upgrading my PC to handle both seamlessly. Some days are worse than others, and despite not dropping frames in-game, the issue persists. Both platforms use NVENC encoding, Twitch at 8000 bitrate and TT at 6400, both at 1920 1080p 60fps. I play on a 240Hz main monitor with my FPS capped at 360 in game, while my second is 144Hz. I wonder if the dual monitor setup affects performance. Upgrading to a 4080 from the 3070ti seemed to help a bit as far as I can tell, but I'm contemplating a CPU upgrade next. I have a cable internet with a 40MBPS upload speed. I'm open to spending quite a bit to enhance my PC and avoid a dual streaming setup. Any insights are appreciated!

Current PC Specs:
NZXT Kraken X73
Windows 10 Home Edition
NZXT H710i
MSI Z590 Gaming Edge WiFi
Intel Core i7 11700KF 8 Core 3.6GHz
Team T-FORCE Vulcan Z 3200MHz DDR4 - 16 GB x 2
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition
Power SupplyXPG Core Reactor 850W Gold
SSD Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB

Hello,

Please run a speed test and share the results.
https://www.speedtest.net

Slow motion like issues sound like network/server issues.

 

[aroadie11]

Hello,

Please run a speed test and share the results.
https://www.speedtest.net

Slow motion like issues sound like network/server issues.

 

[jnxzi94]

This is good, but as you can see, that upload speed is a bit low, which is the one that matters when you're streaming.

Try this, play the game and in the background run this test:
https://testmy.net/upload

Select "manual file size" and use the "100 MB" -test.

See if the game does the same thing when your upstream is stressed.