Fraps vs NVIDIA ShadowPlay
| Fraps | NVIDIA ShadowPlay | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Free trial | No | |
| Paid from | $37/mo | Free |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Paid from | $37one-time | $9.99/mo |
| Instant replay | Yes | Yes |
| Capture resolution | 8k | 8k |
| Recording modes | multi-mode | multi-mode |
| Watermark-free video | Yes | |
| Supported platforms | Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7 | Windows |
| GPU encoding | Yes | |
| Deployment | hybrid | |
| Noise reduction | Yes | |
| Equalizer | Yes | |
| Audio routing | Yes | |
| OS image deployment | Yes | |
| PXE bootstrapping | Yes | |
| Lifecycle management | Yes | |
| Hardware inventory | Yes | |
| API access | Yes | |
| Out-of-band management | Yes | |
| Game access model | mixed | |
| Supported devices | Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, Linux, web browser, Android, iPhone/iPad, handhelds, SHIELD TV, select smart TVs, Android TV, Fire TV and VR headsets | |
| Max streaming resolution | 4k | |
| HDR streaming | Yes | |
| Ray tracing | Yes | |
| Queue priority | priority | |
| Hosted notebooks | No | |
| Deployment options | both | |
| Version control | Yes | |
| Supported languages | Python | |
| Performance statistics | Yes | |
| Hardware monitoring | Yes | |
| Deployment model | hybrid | |
| Workload scheduling | both | |
| Kubernetes support | Yes | |
| Quota controls | Yes | |
| GPU utilization metrics | Yes | |
| Cloud GPU support | Yes | |
| Data modalities | images, 2D/3D bounding boxes, semantic labels, normals, depth, point clouds | |
| Output formats | KITTI, custom formats |
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