Capture Card

Blackmagic UltraStudio Recorder 3G

Name: Blackmagic UltraStudio Recorder 3G
Brand: Blackmagic
SKU: B0H8T3D7JJ
Price: 175 USD
Availability: InStock

A Thunderbolt capture box with SDI and HDMI inputs and 10-bit video, for a Mac or PC that feeds a broadcast camera into OBS.

$175

Tracked 2026-10-01. The retailer listing is the price you pay.

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Price history · 3 points12-month avg $178

2026-08-26 · $175 low$179 high · 2026-10-01

Is the Blackmagic UltraStudio Recorder 3G good for streaming?

The Blackmagic UltraStudio Recorder 3G is a capture card for streaming builds, tracked at $175. On its own it supports up to 1080p60, which needs about 6,000 kbps on the wire. Its 12-month tracked average is $178 across 3 points. Nothing here is lab-tested by us; that ceiling is a planning budget from our published model.

What it contributes to the stream

Ceiling, this part alone

1080p60

Bitrate at that tier

6,000 kbps

H.264

This part alone, with every other slot assumed generous and a platform that allows the tier. Your build's real verdict is the lowest ceiling across all its slots, which is what the configurator computes. Conservative planning budgets, not measurements: methodology.

Where it fits in a build

Pulls an HDMI camera feed into an encoder or PC. Skip it if your camera is USB or a phone. See every capture card pick

Stream contribution	Captures 1080p60
Input	HDMI + 3G-SDI
Max passthrough	1080p60, 10-bit
Form	Thunderbolt 3 box

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Blackmagic UltraStudio Recorder 3G

$175Tracked 2026-10-01

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We do not lab-test hardware. Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing and are labelled as such; stream-quality figures are conservative planning budgets from our published model. Prices are tracked at build time, not live, and were last refreshed 2026-10-01. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.