LizardByte/Sunshine

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Feature	FreeBSD	Linux	macOS	Windows
What type of gamepads can be emulated on the host. Clients may support other gamepads.
Generic	🟡¹	✅	✅²	✅³
DualShock / DS4 (PlayStation 4)	🟡¹	✅	✅²	✅³
DualSense / DS5 (PlayStation 5)	🟡¹	✅	✅²	✅³
Nintendo Switch Pro	🟡¹	✅	✅²	✅³
Xbox 360	🟡¹	✅	✅²	✅³
Xbox One	🟡¹	✅	✅²	✅³
Xbox Series	🟡¹	✅	✅²	✅³

Encoding API	GPU Vendor	FreeBSD	Linux	macOS	Windows
AMF	AMD	➖	➖	➖	✅
Media Foundation	Qualcomm	➖	➖	➖	✅
NVENC	NVIDIA	➖	✅	➖	✅
QuickSync	Intel	➖	➖	➖	✅
VAAPI	AMD	✅	✅	➖	➖
	Intel	✅	✅	➖	➖
	NVIDIA	➖	✅	➖	➖
Video Toolbox	Apple	➖	➖	✅	➖
Video Toolbox	Intel	➖	➖	✅	➖
Vulkan Video	AMD	🟡	✅	➖	➖
	Intel	🟡	🟡	➖	➖
	NVIDIA	➖	🟡	➖	➖
Software	Any	✅	✅	✅	✅

Capture Method	FreeBSD	Linux	macOS	Windows
DXGI Desktop Duplication	➖	➖	➖	✅
KMS/DRM	✅	✅	➖	➖
NvFBC (X11 only)	➖	✅	➖	➖
ScreenCaptureKit	➖	➖	✅	➖
Wayland (wlroots)	✅	✅	➖	➖
Windows.Graphics.Capture	➖	➖	➖	🟡
↳ Portable	➖	➖	➖	✅
↳ Service	➖	➖	➖	❌
X11	✅	✅	➖	➖
XDG Desktop Portal	✅	✅	➖	➖
KWin Screencast	✅	✅	➖	➖

Capture Method	VAAPI	Vulkan Video	NVENC (CUDA)	Software
KMS/DRM	✅	✅	✅	✅
NvFBC	❌	❌	✅	❌
Wayland (wlroots)	✅	✅	✅	✅
X11	✅	❌	✅	✅
XDG Desktop Portal	✅	✅	✅	✅
KWin Screencast	✅	✅	✅	✅

Component	Requirement
GPU	AMD: VCE 1.0 or higher, see: obs-amd hardware support
	Intel: FreeBSD/Linux: VAAPI-compatible, see: VAAPI hardware support Windows: Skylake or newer with QuickSync encoding support
	Nvidia: NVENC enabled cards, see: nvenc support matrix
CPU	AMD: Ryzen 3 or higher
CPU	Intel: Core i3 or higher
RAM	4GB or more
OS	FreeBSD: 15.1+
	Linux/Debian: 13+ (trixie)
	Linux/Fedora: 43+
	Linux/Ubuntu: 22.04+ (jammy)
	macOS: 14.2+
	Windows: 11+
Network	Host: 5GHz, 802.11ac
Network	Client: 5GHz, 802.11ac

Sunshine

Component	Requirement
GPU	AMD: Video Coding Engine 3.1 or higher
	Intel: FreeBSD/Linux: HD Graphics 510 or higher Windows: Skylake or newer with QuickSync encoding support
	Nvidia: FreeBSD/Linux: GeForce RTX 2000 series or higher Windows: Geforce GTX 1080 or higher
CPU	AMD: Ryzen 5 or higher
CPU	Intel: Core i5 or higher
Network	Host: CAT5e ethernet or better
Network	Client: CAT5e ethernet or better

Component	Requirement
GPU	AMD: Video Coding Engine 3.4 or higher
	Intel: HD Graphics 730 or higher
	Nvidia: Pascal-based GPU (GTX 10-series) or higher
CPU	AMD: Ryzen 5 or higher
CPU	Intel: Core i5 or higher
Network	Host: CAT5e ethernet or better
Network	Client: CAT5e ethernet or better