obsproject / obsproject/obs-studio

Consumes GPU watts , memory and processing power unnecessarily unless keeps changing process priority

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Description

Operating System Info

Windows 11

Other OS

No response

OBS Studio Version

32.1.2

OBS Studio Version (Other)

No response

OBS Studio Log URL

https://obsproject.com/logs/CqKgLGpSmRszJmxG

OBS Studio Crash Log URL

No response

Expected Behavior
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this is normal startup consumption and this is mesen , its more drastic in heavy games

below is when you change the process priority to anything, normal or above normal

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Current Behavior

Same as above,

Steps to Reproduce

just open and change process priority

Anything else we should know?

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked OBS log and reproducing the behavior on Windows 11 with a heavy game, comparing resource use before and after changing process priority. The issue is resolved when changing OBS Studio's process priority no longer causes unnecessary GPU, memory, or processing usage.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, cpp
Domain
desktop, operating-systems, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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