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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.