Are you looking to start streaming your favorite games? Are you wanting to start a career as a full time streamer? Or maybe you are just looking to stream your games and chat with the community. No matter what reason you have to stream you’ll need to have an internet connection. Having a good connection is needed but you’ll actually be surprised on what the minimum specs needed are to have a quality stream.

When it comes to streaming you’re going to need both download and upload speeds. If you’re playing offline games then download doesn’t really matter much as streaming in itself only requires a good upload speed.

So, what upload speeds do you need for an adequate stream? Surprisingly, not a lot. As long as you have 5-10mbps upload you should be able to stream 1080p quality streams. Do note that your internet provider delivers two speeds, download and upload shown as download/upload. So as long as the upload speed is greater than 5 you should be able to stream. Most providers offer a 5 upload on their basic package or their second basic package, meaning most everyone with an internet connection can stream! So get out there and start your own community!

If you’re unsure what internet plan you have you can always check with your provider. Alternatively, you can do a speed test on SpeedTest and see what your speeds are.