AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 (GC553G2)
HDMI 2.1 external capture card with high-refresh passthrough for next-gen gaming workflows.
Tracked 2026-10-01. The retailer listing is the price you pay.
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Our take on the AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 (GC553G2)
The AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 is a USB-C capture card with HDMI 2.1 pass-through, for a streamer with a high refresh display. At a tracked $209.99 it sits at the top of its $179.99 to $209.99 range from July to October 2026, so a sale could save $30.
The listing names 4K144 capture in MJPEG on supported Windows PCs and pass-through up to 4K144 HDR, 1440p240 or 1080p360. USB 3.2 Gen 2 handles the signal. Two 3.5 millimeter ports capture headset and gamepad audio, and RGB lighting is on board. Rated 4.1 across 299 retailer ratings, the lowest among the capture cards here.
- HDMI 2.1 pass-through up to 4K144 HDR
- 4K144 capture on supported Windows PCs
- Party chat ports for headset audio
- Tracked price is at the top of its range
- Rated 4.1 across 299 retailer ratings
- DSC monitors may limit 4K pass-through
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
| Input | HDMI |
| Max passthrough | 1080p60 |
| Form | External |
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AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 (GC553G2)
$209.99Tracked 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 2026-10-22. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.