AV1X video codec on discord streams not working for me

As stated in the title, the AV1X video codec does not work for me on discord streams. I would watch a friends stream with AV1X on it and it would look very blurry (streaming in 720p), but if I were to stream (also 720p), they would see crisp image quality. We are both using the RTX 5070, and after he sent me a screenshot of what the stream looks like on his end, I would very much like to get this issue sorted out.

Images of me viewing my friend's stream, my friend viewing his own stream (same quality if he watches my stream), and me watching my own stream in that order

https://preview.redd.it/l8p691nronmg1.png?width=1541&format=png&auto=webp&s=aa37a5365d2cf3c76d6c1bd63f9e78bf8a160e0c

https://preview.redd.it/jz0tjonsonmg1.png?width=1401&format=png&auto=webp&s=4852da50ea2d97afab0b686cd9cd66fa60289dd2

https://preview.redd.it/xwonnlwuonmg1.png?width=1541&format=png&auto=webp&s=85026437d86511ef813ab4d74d31461f40eaf292

Sorry, I would post this on r/discordapp, but unfortunately I almost never post on reddit, and so do not have enough karma to post there

Posted Mar 2, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC

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