Magewell USB Capture HDMI Gen 2
Video capture device for gameplay, cameras, or HDMI sources with creator-friendly passthrough and recording support.
Tracked 2026-10-01. The retailer listing is the price you pay.
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Our take on the Magewell USB Capture HDMI Gen 2
The Magewell USB Capture HDMI Gen 2 is a small capture dongle that works on Windows, Mac and Linux without drivers, suited to a camera feed in OBS. At a tracked $319 it sits at the top of its $315 to $319 range since July 4, 2026, so the price barely moves.
It supports HDMI input and embedded audio, input and capture up to 2048 by 2160, and 8, 10 and 12-bit color. Firmware is upgradable. It weighs 0.17 kg. The cost is the catch: only 18 retailer ratings back its 4.7 average.
- No drivers on Windows, Mac or Linux
- Supports 8, 10 and 12-bit color
- Firmware is upgradable
- Only 18 retailer ratings, averaging 4.7
- $319 for a single HDMI input
- Price flat, no sale seen
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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$319Tracked 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.