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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 45 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. WARRKY 2-in-1 USB A/C HDMI Capture Card leads that ordering at 4.3 out of 5 and $13.99. 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

WARRKY 2-in-1 USB A/C HDMI Capture Card
HDMI · 4K in, 1080p60 capture
$13.994.3
2

XIIXMASK HDMI Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$25.994.4
3

HDMI USB 3.0 Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$24.294.4
4

XIIXMASK USB 3.0 Capture Card (100W PD)
HDMI · 1080p60 (4K30 in)
$19.994.2
5

Portta HDMI Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$21.994.3
6

Elgato Cam Link 4K
HDMI · 1080p60 / 4K30
$79.994.6
7

Newhope HDMI Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$24.994.4
8

Bytewave USB 3.0 Video Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$19.994.5
9

Capturadora Streaming Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$18.994.4
10

Acer HDMI to USB 3.0 Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60 / 2K30
$19.994.4
11

Swudloe 4K HD Capture Card
HDMI · 4K in, 1080p60 capture
$39.994.4
12

Type-C Loop-Out Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$19.994.2
13

VIXLW Cam Link 4K U180C
HDMI · 4K30 / 1080p60
$47.994.2
14

AVerMedia Live Gamer Mini
HDMI · 1080p60
$69.994.3
15

Mirabox USB-C HDMI Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$29.994.0
16

BINZET USB 3.0 4K Video Capture Card
HDMI · 4K in, 1080p60 capture
$24.984.3
17

NearStream CCD10 Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$53.994.3
18

Elgato HD60 S+
$290.994.6
19

Elgato 4K60 Pro
$259.994.6
20

AVerMedia Live Gamer 4K GC573
HDMI · 1080p60
$159.994.4
21

AVerMedia Live Gamer 4K
$159.994.4
22

Elgato 4K S
HDMI · 1080p60
$159.994.5
23

JSAUX Capture Card for Switch 2 / Steam Deck
HDMI · 1080p60
$32.994.4
24

EVGA XR1 Lite Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$1394.3
25

Elgato 4K X
HDMI 2.1 · 4K60 capture, 4K144 passthrough
$219.994.5
26

Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini
HDMI · 1080p60
$3454.7
27

AVerMedia BU135 Dual HDMI Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$99.994.4
28

Magewell USB Capture HDMI Gen 2
HDMI · 1080p60
$269.994.7
29

AVerMedia Streaming Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$69.993.9
30

AVerMedia Live Gamer Ultra GC553
HDMI 2.0 · 4K30 capture, 4K60 HDR passthrough
$200.874.2
31

Loya Ark Streaming Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$18.993.4
32

GENKI ShadowCast 3 Pro
HDMI · 4K60 passthrough, 1440p120 capture · Captures 1440p120
$76.494.2
33

Elgato 4K60 Pro Mk.2
$239.994.4
34

AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 (GC553G2)
HDMI · 1080p60
$209.994.2
35

BlueAVS 4K60 HDMI Capture Card
HDMI · 4K60 passthrough, 4K capture
$89.994.8
36

AVerMedia Live Gamer Duo (GC570D)
HDMI · 1080p60
$229.994.4
37

Zeroffi HDMI Capture Card
HDMI · 1080p60
$72.194.3
38

AVerMedia HDMI 2.1 PCIe Capture
HDMI 2.1 · 4K60 capture, 4K144 passthrough
$209.994.3
39

NEWCARE 4K60 HDR Pass-Through Capture Card
HDMI · 4K60 HDR passthrough
$58.995.0
40

Rode Streamer X
HDMI · 4K
$2193.8
41

Blackmagic DeckLink Duo 2
4x SDI · 1080p60 per channel
$5794.7
42

AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA S (GC553Pro)
HDMI · 1080p60
$139.994.0
43

Magewell USB Capture HDMI Gen 2
HDMI · 1080p60
$3194.7
44

AVerMedia ELITE GO (GC313Pro)
HDMI · 1080p60
$119.994.0
45

Magewell USB Capture HDMI 4K Plus
HDMI · 4K30 capture, loop-through
$5454.0
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.