NVIDIA adds 240 FPS ShadowPlay recording at up to 4K resolution in the NVIDIA App

NVIDIA announced a plethora of updates at Computex 2026, including some upgrades to the NVIDIA App targeted at gamers, creators, and power users. One of these updates is 240 FPS ShadowPlay support, enabling compatible GeForce GPUs to record gameplay at the aforementioned sky-high frame rate. Currently, the feature is available in the latest beta build of the NVIDIA App, version 11.0.8.244.

The new 240 FPS mode is supported at up to 4K resolution depending on the GPU. RTX 40 and RTX 50 series GPUs sporting two NVENC encoders will be able to support 4K resolution. Less powerful models with a single NVENC encoder only support recording at 240 FPS at 1440p. GPUs with NVENC chips start with the RTX 4070 Ti for the 40-series, and the RTX 5070 Ti desktop card for the 50-series.

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For average GeForce gamers, this feature will be largely useless, but recording at 240 FPS is highly beneficial for gamers who watch slow motion replays of their own gameplay. This is a tactic commonly used by esports pros to help them learn from past mistakes they made in previous games. Recording at a higher frame rate improves the slow-mo effect; for instance, running a 240 FPS video 10 times slower than its original speed still yields a playable 24 FPS. The new 240 FPS mode is also beneficial for broadcasters who are commentating on pre-recorded game footage.

NVIDIA did not give any bitrate recommendations when recording at a sky-high 240 FPS, but undoubtedly recording at this frame rate will require loads of storage if used constantly. So if you plan on using this feature excessively, be sure you have plenty of SSD storage on hand. 240 FPS videos will require significantly more bitrate compared to a 60 FPS video to maintain adequate video quality.