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AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 (GC553G2)
Capture Card

AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 (GC553G2)

4.2(286 ratings)from the retailer listing

HDMI 2.1 external capture card with high-refresh passthrough for next-gen gaming workflows.

$209.99

Tracked 2026-08-10. The retailer listing is the price you pay.

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Price history · 6 points12-month avg $193
2026-07-04 · $179.99 low$209.99 high · 2026-08-10
Is the AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 (GC553G2) good for streaming?
The AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 (GC553G2) is a capture card for streaming builds, tracked at $209.99, rated 4.2 out of 5 across 286 retailer reviews. Its 12-month tracked average is $193 across 6 points. Nothing here is lab-tested by us: the rating is the retailer’s and the price is a build-time bake.

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

InputHDMI
Max passthrough1080p60
FormExternal

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AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 (GC553G2)

$209.99Tracked 2026-08-10

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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 2026-08-26. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.