AVerMedia GC573 Live Gamer 4K, Internal Capture Card, Stream and Record 4K60 HDR10 with ultra-low latency on PS5, PS4 Pro, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One X, in OBS, Twitch, YouTube

I recently upgraded to the **AVerMedia GC573 Live Gamer 4K** and I couldn't be more impressed. As someone who streams regularly and creates gaming content, this capture card has been an absolute game-changer! ### **4K Ultra HD & HDR Support:** The quality is unmatched! Recording and streaming in **4K at 60FPS** with **HDR** is mind-blowing. The colors are vibrant, and the footage is silky smooth, making my content look professional and polished. Even at 1080p, the card handles **240 FPS**, perfect for those who prefer ultra-high frame rates. ### **Low Latency Performance:** One of the standout features is the **ultra-low latency**. There's virtually no delay between the game and the captured footage, which is crucial for fast-paced games like shooters. It’s perfect for live streaming and ensures you’re always in sync with your audience. ### **Easy Setup & Integration:** Installation was a breeze, and it integrates seamlessly with OBS and other streaming software. The RECentral software that comes with it is intuitive, though you can use other programs if you prefer. The card also handles multi-tasking very well—stream, record, and play all at once without a hitch. ### **Perfect for Content Creation:** The AVermedia GC573 isn’t just for gamers; it’s perfect for anyone doing live event capture, video editing, or streaming. Whether you're doing gameplay, tutorials, or live shows, this card has all the professional-level features you need. If you're serious about quality and performance, the **AVerMedia GC573 Live Gamer 4K** is worth every penny. Highly recommended for gamers, streamers, and content creators who want the best!

Generally I do not write reviews for most things I buy on Amazon...but when I have a really positive experience I will take the time to do so because I want others to know that this is a safe product to purchase and I personally have had a great experience with it. First, I have used an Elgato HD60 Pro for a few years and they make a great product. Its always worked perfectly so long as I game on a 1080P monitor. My one issue though has been that this card could not deal with my 1440P/144Hz monitor making it difficult to stream without making compromises. When the 4K cards started showing up on the market I was sure that Elgato would come to the rescue and of course they did. At $400 its probably worth it. BUT then I ran into this gem. The Avermedia LiveGamer 4K at $299! I have had an Avermedia card in the past that I returned for poor performance so I was a little nervous about picking up this card. But for $100 off I figured I could always return it if it didn't perform well. I'm so glad I made this decision. The LiveGamer 4K works perfectly and I can finally have lag free 1440P 144Hz gaming while dumping all of the output to my streaming PC and right through the game capture. The LiveGamer 4K handles everything perfectly, doesn't get overly warm, and just works. I didn't even install anything but the drivers for the card (apparently you used to have to install their software to get the drivers but it is now available as a separate driver only download). I just dont see a reason to spend an extra $100 for the Elgato...at least in my setup. The LiveGamer 4K came well packaged, and included the HDMI 2.0 cable that I needed....though if your gaming PC and your streaming PC are far apart you'll need to make sure to pick up a longer one that meets that specification. The card was extremely simple to install and the drivers were easily available on Avermedia's site. I was up and running in no more than 5 minutes. There are no "settings" to make. Just pop open OBS or whatever you're using and it just shows up as a video capture device. On the Gaming PC I simply went into NVidia Control Panel and made sure the capture card showed 2560x1440 @ 144Hz and duplicated from the main display....that was literally it. So if you're in my situation looking for a way to send your gaming PC video to your streaming/recording PC at full resolution and frame-rate then this card will do the trick.

After trying dual monitor option by sending signals to both monitor and streaming PC I was disappointed. Not capture card related but sluggishness and not having HDR in that option looked very bad and apparently there was no solution for HDR. Later I decided to try passtrough. 3440x1440 resolution and HDR works perfectly good. My only concern was input delay. However, I tested it with a very competitive game where I even notice 10-20ms delay and I couldn’t notice any additional input delay. So far so good. *Once I plug it to my old desktop’s PCI the vard flashed red for about 5minutes but later it automatically gets ready. I haven’t downloaded any app or driver update.

Okay here we go. I upgraded from my Elgato 60, mainly in order to capture hdr from my PC. Than, while I was ordering this, Nvidia launched a firmware update allowing hdr recording support. Although, this was purely for recording gameplay only (no webcam, no othet elements), and streaming was still out of the question, not to mention the video you get was not nearly hdr10. So, with all that said, once I got my hands on this fun device, I realized how unoptimized HDR recording codec was by nature. While many people may argue that capture cards are not the future of pc game streaming, I still think owning this device allows a lot of options unavailable otherwise. The tone-mapping feature that does its best to record hdr as sdr with little quality drops is good at vibrant hues, but saturation can be questionable at times. While I think there are better cheaper avenues to record HDR PC Games, I think this item is a must have for people experimenting with HDR streaming, and an easy but for people with 2 PC. I did avoid answering technical questions because I don't think I'm capable of doing so, but I can say that the wide screen support (2560 x1080 for me) is quite adaptive. I was able to play a game without widescreen support (SEKIRO) on a widescreen monitor, while rescaling the image to 1920 x 1080 on the capture card without any external software (HDR 60FPS). Very impressive. It's not a plug and play card if you plan to record PC so do t expect any miracles without trying. Learning what it's capable of doing can be fun, but probably frustrating for most people. And for those wondering, mounting this card on the pcle x8 slot created no delay or lag for my system, and did not interfere with my gpu performance, also mounted on pcle x8.

Love that there is pass-through with the PC powered OFF. Unfortunately, that doesn't benefit me due to audio routing, but never the less it's a great product.

As a PCIe device, the expectation that this card will work or will at least recover after a failure should be the baseline. But no. This card constantly loses signal (especially when OSDs are open on devices), can't sync with any off-standard resolutions, vrr support is awful, passthrough quits when the signal breaks, and there haven't been firmware updates and the software updates are closing in on a year old. I've given the card everything it wants. Clear PCIe lanes, correct bios settings...and when it DOES work, it works OK (though HDR on it is a joke). But regardless, it just constantly pukes mid-capture. Not being USB, this is a HUGE issue as it can't be recovered through anything but a reboot. Removing/disabling in Device Manager does nothing. Pros: When it works, it works OK. PCIe is nice for those who want a compact setup without a bunch of extra cabling. Cons: Literally everything else. Bad performance, awful software, terrible support, bad VRR, HDR support, and most of all, it just stops working all the time. Avoid.

Bought this to put in my backup PC to record/stream from my main PC and it works flawlessly. 4K60 with HDR looks great when streamed on YouTube. Also really easy to setup if youre not a newbie to using OBS

This is a great card to play Switch 2 or PS5 games in true 4K/HDR on my Mac desktops. I bought two and wrote an app, CapturePlay, that is now on the App Store. Some other cards claim 4K, but only deliver that through private APIs, not UVC.