RDR2 and Destiny 2 on Stadia run at lower resolutions than they do on XB1 X

[Bofferbrauer2]

DonFerrari said:

Bofferbrauer2 said:
I wouldn't say that the resolution is worse... but rather that the codec compresses the image so much that the end result looks more like a much lower resolution than it should have.

And that was obvious from the get-go, since the low internet speeds posted as necessary for 1080p60 and 4k made it very clear it would be hyper-compressed compared to industry standards.

Nope, you are wrong, the game is rendered at 1080p then upscaled to 4k for the streaming (and probably after the rendering compressed)... it is a cluster of fuck.

@bolded: That's what I was alluding to, that their compression is shit because they wanted to keep internet bandwith low. Upscaling a 1080p resolution to 4K is just the cherry on top to achieve that goal. Iirc then you needed 10 Mbit for 720p, but with 30 Mbit you already reached 4k according to them. It was clear to me that this needed some trickery like extreme (and inadequate) compression - and upscaling on top of that as it seems.

I mean, these are the recommended bandwiths for 4k60:

VP9: 120 Mbit

AV1, HVEC: 40-160 Mbit

AVC: 240 Mbit

Keep in mind that the minimum of 40 Mbit needs to be a rock-solid at all times to work, which is rarely the case over internet.