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The best capture cards
Side-by-side spec comparison of the top 5 capture cards ranked by Versus score. Live prices, no sponsored rows.
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Elgato Elgato 4K Pro Capture Card 88Points | Elgato Elgato 4K60 Pro MK.2 68Points | Elgato Elgato 4K X 62Points | AVerMedia AVerMedia GC553G2 Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 59Points | 4K 4K HDMI Capture Card 50Points | |
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| Capture | |||||
| Max capture resolution | 4K60 | — | 4K | 4K60 | — |
| Max capture FPS | 240 | — | 144 | 60 | — |
| 4K60 capture | — | ||||
| 1080p240 capture | — | — | — | ||
| HDR capture | — | ||||
| Passthrough | |||||
| Passthrough resolution | 8K60 | — | 1080p | 4K144 | — |
| Passthrough max FPS | 60 | 240 | 144 | 144 | — |
| HDR passthrough | — | ||||
| VRR passthrough | — | — | |||
| Low-latency / zero-lag mode | — | — | |||
| Interface and I/O | |||||
| Interface | HDMI 2.1 | — | HDMI 2.1, USB 3.2 Gen 2 | HDMI 2.1 | — |
| Form factor | Internal | — | USB | — | — |
| HDMI in | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| HDMI out (passthrough) | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| HDMI version | HDMI 2.1 | — | HDMI 2.1 | HDMI 2.1 | — |
| USB version | — | — | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | — | — |
| Headphone jack | — | — | — | — | |
| Software and compatibility | |||||
| Windows | — | — | |||
| macOS | — | — | |||
| iPad / iOS | — | — | — | — | |
| Console support | PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 | — | PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 | PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, Switch | — |
| OBS plugin | — | — | |||
| Companion software | — | — | OBS, Streamlabs, Twitch Studio, Restream, Zoom, Teams | RECentral, AVerMedia Tool | — |
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