![]() The requirements for client PCs are much less strict: The only thing you need is a PC with support for hardware-accelerated H264 decoding. The host machine has to run Windows 8, 7, or Vista, as well. You’re probably going to want a discrete graphics card in your host rig, too, since the point of this exercise is to provide a better gaming experience than integrated graphics alone can provide. (Obviously.)Īt a minimum, Valve says you’ll need a quad-core processor in the host machine, the faster the better-between encoding the video and, you know, actually playing the game, streaming hits your processor hard. If your gaming PC has a low-end graphics card, it’ll only be able to send low-end visuals to your client laptop. ![]() ![]() (Click to enlarge all images in this article.)Īs with all PC gaming experiences, the graphical firepower of your host rig directly impacts the end results. A high-level diagram explaining how Steam in-home streaming works.
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