ShadowPlay vs FRAPS
When comparing ShadowPlay vs FRAPS, the Slant community recommends ShadowPlay for most people. In the question“What are the best tools for recording gameplay videos?” ShadowPlay is ranked 2nd while FRAPS is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose ShadowPlay is:
If you want to record 1080p 60fps, this will get you there. If you were having performance issues using CPU encoding before, Shadowplay will most likely work 10x better that you swear that it doesn't appear to be recording at all.
Specs
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Pros
Pro GPU accelerated encoding
If you want to record 1080p 60fps, this will get you there. If you were having performance issues using CPU encoding before, Shadowplay will most likely work 10x better that you swear that it doesn't appear to be recording at all.
Pro Allow recording video after the fact
ShadowPlay can set up a recording buffer and only save to a local file if needed.
Cons
Con Nvidia cards only
Only works with Nvidia cards, so those with AMD cards will not be able to use this app.
Con Discontinued
Last version, 3.5.99, released on February 26th, 2013.