For most people out there, it’s really confusing, if a dedicated GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) actually helps in screen recording or not? A GPU is a dedicated video card/chip, which fits in the PCIe slot. Other than gaming, a GPU can be used for various works, such as video editing, video capturing, and more. When you use a GPU, your display output is handled by the GPU, for which you directly connect HDMI/VGA cable to the card, instead of PC. When you record a screen in the same PC, it uses your CPU power to capture screenshots/images and stores them temporarily in your RAM, which later gets processed and stored as a video file in your hard disk/SSD.
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So you know, having a dedicated video card does ease the job, while reducing some of your CPU load. High-end video cards narrow a budget card’s features. Some of the high-end cards have a dedicated video capturing feature, which further simplifies the recording process while ensuring a lesser load on your system. If your Nvidia card supports ShadowPlay/Nvidia Share, you can record the screen just by pressing shortcut keys. It is basically a hardware-accelerated screen recording utility for Windows PCs. It is a part of Nvidia’s GeForce Experience software.
Conclusion
Other than Nvidia, AMD Radeon also has a dedicated screen recording feature with its driver software. It does the same job as ShadowPlay, and it can be turned on using shortcut keys. There are many applications that can record your screen, especially if you have a low-end computer. Here’s what team TechArena considers as the best screen recorder for low-end computers. So, if you have a dedicated video card, your system will have a lesser load overall. Meanwhile, users without a dedicated video card can alternatively benefit from Powerful RAM or CPU.
