Streaming Bitrate Calculator

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Each platform enforces its own maximum bitrate. The result is capped automatically.
Choose a standard preset or enter custom pixel dimensions below.
Higher frame rates require proportionally more bitrate.
Modern codecs like H.265 and AV1 deliver the same visual quality at lower bitrates. H.264 is supported everywhere.
Use a speed-test result. The calculator ensures the bitrate stays within 75% of this, leaving headroom for audio and overhead.
Mbps
Added to the video bitrate to find total required upload speed.
Used to estimate archive file size. Set to 0 to skip.
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Recommended video bitrateGreat connection
9,000kbps

Optimal bitrate for your resolution, FPS, and codec

Platform maximum bitrate9,000kbps
Total bitrate (video + audio)9,128kbps
Required upload speed11.41Mbps
Upload headroom13.59Mbps
Archive size8.22GB
Quality score100
Stream statusPlatform cap applied. Bitrate limited to 9,000 kbps.
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Recommended: 9,000 kbps video bitrate.

  • Your total stream will use 9.13 Mbps (video + audio combined).
  • You have 13.59 Mbps of upload headroom left after streaming, enough for web browsing and voice chat.
  • Use 75-80% of your upload for streaming, leaving 20-25% for protocol overhead and network jitter.

Next stepFor the best viewer experience, enable a re-stream service or CDN if you expect more than a few hundred concurrent viewers.

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