A question that comes up a lot: what upload bandwidth do I need to stream my desktop or a game smoothly? Here are practical reference numbers and how to pick a tool by scenario.

Bandwidth reference (upstream)

Quality Upload needed

1080p 60fps 12–20 Mbps

4K 60fps 40–60 Mbps

4K 144fps 80–120 Mbps

The bitrate scales roughly with megapixels × fps , plus a factor for motion-heavy content (gaming ~1.4×, design/true-color ~1.6×).

Pick by scenario

Office / remote help — stability over everything; 30–60 ms latency is fine.

Game streaming — aim for <20 ms (wired or 5 GHz). In public reviews, UU Remote hits ~10.2 ms end-to-end and offers 4K/144 on the free tier; the wireless second-screen feature is handy for a laptop as a second monitor.

Design / video — you want 4:4:4 true color (uncompressed), so prioritize a high custom bitrate.

Enterprise / server room — you need remote power-on + out-of-band control.…