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Best Capture Card for streaming
Pulls an HDMI camera feed into an encoder or PC. Skip it if your camera is USB or a phone.
Which capture card should you use for streaming?
StreamPartPicker tracks 49 capture card options with enough data to publish, ordered by proven quality per dollar: each part's retailer rating, weighted by how many people rated it, against the square root of its price. Bytewave USB 3.0 Video Capture Card leads that ordering at 4.6 out of 5 and $9.99. The order is the formula's, not a hand-picked list, and nothing here is lab-tested by us.
Ranked by proven quality per dollar. How the ranking works
1
Bytewave USB 3.0 Video Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$9.994.6
2
WARRKY 2-in-1 USB A/C HDMI Capture Card
HDMI · 4K in, 1080p60 capture
$13.994.3
3
HDMI USB 3.0 Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$23.994.4
4
XIIXMASK HDMI Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$25.994.3
5
XIIXMASK USB 3.0 Capture Card (100W PD)
HDMI · 1080p60 (4K30 in)
$19.994.2
6
Portta HDMI Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$22.994.2
7
Elgato Cam Link 4K
HDMI · 1080p60 / 4K30
$83.994.6
8
Capturadora Streaming Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$18.994.5
9
Newhope HDMI Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$24.994.2
10
Swudloe 4K HD Capture Card
HDMI · 4K in, 1080p60 capture
$39.994.4
11
Acer HDMI to USB 3.0 Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60 / 2K30
$19.994.3
12
AVerMedia Live Gamer Mini
HDMI · 1080p60
$674.3
13
Type-C Loop-Out Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$24.994.1
14
Mirabox USB-C HDMI Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$29.994.0
15
VIXLW Cam Link 4K U180C
HDMI · 4K30 / 1080p60
$69.994.2
16
BINZET USB 3.0 4K Video Capture Card
HDMI · 4K in, 1080p60 capture
$24.984.3
17
NearStream CCD10 Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$53.994.2
18
Elgato HD60 X
HDMI · 1080p60 / 4K30
$1804.6
19
Elgato 4K60 Pro
$199.994.6
20
Elgato HD60 S+
$299.264.6
21
Elgato 4K S
HDMI · 1080p60
$146.994.5
22
AVerMedia Live Gamer 4K GC573
HDMI · 1080p60
$149.994.4
23
AVerMedia Live Gamer 4K
$149.994.4
24
Loya Ark Streaming Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$18.993.7
25
JSAUX Capture Card for Switch 2 / Steam Deck
HDMI · 1080p60
$39.994.4
26
AVerMedia Streaming Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$69.994.0
27
Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini
HDMI · 1080p60
$3494.7
28
Elgato 4K X
HDMI 2.1 · 4K60 capture, 4K144 passthrough
$249.994.5
29
AVerMedia BU135 Dual HDMI Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$99.994.3
30
EVGA XR1 Lite Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$191.904.3
31
AVerMedia Live Gamer Ultra GC553
HDMI 2.0 · 4K30 capture, 4K60 HDR passthrough
$222.314.3
32
Magewell USB Capture HDMI Gen 2
HDMI · 1080p60
$3194.7
33
BlueAVS 4K60 HDMI Capture Card
HDMI · 4K60 passthrough, 4K capture
$89.994.8
34
Elgato 4K60 Pro Mk.2
$269.994.5
35
AVerMedia Live Gamer Duo (GC570D)
HDMI · 1080p60
$229.994.4
36
AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 (GC553G2)
HDMI · 1080p60
$209.994.1
37
Zeroffi HDMI Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$79.994.4
38
GENKI ShadowCast 3 Pro
HDMI · 4K60 passthrough, 1440p120 capture · Captures 1440p120
$89.994.0
39
AVerMedia HDMI 2.1 PCIe Capture
HDMI 2.1 · 4K60 capture, 4K144 passthrough
$200.244.2
40
AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA S (GC553Pro)
HDMI · 1080p60
$139.994.2
41
Rode Streamer X
HDMI · 4K
$2193.8
42
Blackmagic DeckLink Duo 2
4x SDI · 1080p60 per channel
$5794.8
43
FEELWORLD C4K PRO 4K60 Capture Card
HDMI · 4K60 capture
$99.995.0
44
NEWCARE 4K60 HDR Pass-Through Capture Card
HDMI · 4K60 HDR passthrough
$58.993.7
45
Magewell USB Capture HDMI Gen 2
HDMI · 1080p60
$3194.7
46
AVerMedia ELITE GO (GC313Pro)
HDMI · 1080p60
$129.994.1
47
Magewell USB Capture HDMI 4K Plus
HDMI · 4K30 capture, loop-through
$5454.0
48
Elgato Cam Link Pro
4.5
49
Blackmagic UltraStudio Recorder 3G
HDMI + 3G-SDI · 1080p60, 10-bit · Captures 1080p60
$175
Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing, not from testing done here. Prices are tracked at build time, not live. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.