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title: "Lesson 7.5 - 4K 60fps Bandwidth"
description: "4K 60fps Bandwidth Requirements. The maximum-quality tier. YouTube only. Recommended bitrate: 30,000-50,000 Kbps Required upload bandwidth: 50 Mbps minimum, 75 Mbps recommended Where 4K 60fps makes..."
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date: 2026-05-06
modified: 2026-05-06
author: "The Streamer Agency"
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lang: en
---

# Lesson 7.5 - 4K 60fps Bandwidth

**4K 60fps Bandwidth Requirements.** The maximum-quality tier. YouTube only.

**Recommended bitrate:** 30,000-50,000 Kbps

**Required upload bandwidth:** 50 Mbps minimum, 75 Mbps recommended

**Where 4K 60fps makes sense:**

- YouTube creators where the VOD replay value matters as much as the live broadcast

- Top-tier content creators with 4K-capable displays as standard for their audience

- Cinema-quality streaming where production is part of the brand

- Specialized content (art process streams, detail-heavy tutorials, premium gaming)

**Platform support:**

- **Twitch:** does NOT support 4K streaming. Maximum quality on Twitch is currently 1080p 60fps for Partners (with some 1440p exceptions).

- **YouTube Live:** supports 4K 60fps natively. The primary platform for 4K live content.

- **Kick:** 4K support is limited and not universally documented.

**OBS settings for 4K 60fps:**

- Output → Streaming → Bitrate: 35,000 Kbps

- Video → Output Resolution: 3840x2160

- Video → FPS: 60

- Output → Encoder: NVENC HEVC (4K H.264 is too inefficient at this resolution)

- Hardware: minimum RTX 4070 Super for sustained 4K gaming + streaming

4K 60fps is the apex tier. For most streamers, 1080p 60fps is the right target.