> ... NVENC are pretty much indispensable

What's so special about NVENC that Vulkan video or VAAPI can't provide?

> AMD also has accelerated video transcoding tech but for some reason nobody seems to be willing to implement it into their products

OBS works with VAAPI fine. Looking forward to them adding Vulkan video as an option.

Either way, as a Linux gamer I haven't touched Nvidia in years. AMD is a way better experience.