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title: "GC573 Live Gamer 4K – PCIe Capture Card for Streaming & Recording, 4K60 HDR, Ultra-Low Latency, VRR, 1080p240, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4 Pro, OBS, Twitch, YouTube, Windows, PC"
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# Ultra-low latency pass-through Custom RGB lighting 4K60 HDR capture GC573 Live Gamer 4K – PCIe Capture Card for Streaming & Recording, 4K60 HDR, Ultra-Low Latency, VRR, 1080p240, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4 Pro, OBS, Twitch, YouTube, Windows, PC

**Brand:** avermedia
**Price:** R5924
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎮 Capture Every Frame, Own Every Stream!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** GC573 Live Gamer 4K – PCIe Capture Card for Streaming & Recording, 4K60 HDR, Ultra-Low Latency, VRR, 1080p240, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4 Pro, OBS, Twitch, YouTube, Windows, PC by avermedia
- **How much does it cost?** R5924 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/75827369-gc573-live-gamer-4k-pcie-capture-card-for-streaming-recording)

## Best For

- avermedia enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted avermedia brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Dynamic RGB Lighting:** Elevate your setup aesthetics with customizable RGB modes that add a professional glow.
- • **Blazing Fast Frame Rates:** Capture smooth gameplay up to 240fps at 1080p for ultra-fluid video content.
- • **Crystal-Clear 4K60 HDR Capture:** Experience flawless, ultra-high-definition streaming and recording with zero lag.
- • **Flexible Resolution & Frame Control:** Tailor your recording settings via AVerMedia Gaming Utility without extra hardware.
- • **Seamless Console & Software Compatibility:** Plug-and-play with PS5, Xbox Series X/S, OBS, Twitch, and YouTube for effortless streaming.

## Overview

The AVerMedia GC573 Live Gamer 4K is a high-performance PCIe capture card designed for professional-grade streaming and recording. It supports pristine 4K60 HDR10 video capture with ultra-low latency pass-through, enabling gamers and content creators to deliver smooth, vibrant footage. Compatible with next-gen consoles and popular streaming software, it also features customizable RGB lighting and flexible resolution/frame rate settings, making it a must-have for serious streamers seeking top-tier quality and seamless integration.

## Description

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Review: Excellent purchase for retro gamers - I can only speak for my personal use case, and for what I bought this for, it's perfect. I bought the 4K Live Gamer for capturing 4K footage of retro games for my youtube channel and it's handled everything I have thrown at it with almost zero lag. If your intention is to use this capture card in a similar way to me, then it will do everything you want. I originally used this with the OSSC, with the 4K Live Gamer accepting every signal I input. I have since bought a Retrotink 5x, and while researching before buying the Retrotink, I saw many not getting the 1440 signal detected by the 4KLG. I bought it anyway, as 1080p was acceptable, and I wanted the composite signal the Retrotink accepts. I was pleasantly surprised when the 4KLG accepted every signal the Retrotink x5 output. This is the same for the OSSC, I saw scaremongering of the same type about OSSC not accepting signals, but unless I received some magical version of the 4KLG, everything works great. Consoles I have tried are as follows; NES, N64, SNES, Megadrive, Mastersystem, PS1, PS2 and OG Xbox. Note though, consoles that require it, have been modded to output an RGB signal (which most stock retro consoles will not do), and I have spent £100s buying the best quality retro cables and modding my consoles which helps the signal quality. Regardless though, at the end of the day, all these consoles signals are being processed through the OSSC or Retrotink 5x, so if you are planning to use these upscalers, this is the ultimate capture card. I cannot speak for older Retrotinks or the Framemeister, but I have seen people struggling with the signal swapping delay and video output of the Framemeister as it is old tech now. Not all is positive though, I found the customer support incredibly unhelpful. I don't believe English was the first language of person I was emailing, so I will go easy. I was getting a popping sound in the audio, and support E-mail reply I got was along the lines of "these are the common fixes, if it doesn't help, we won't offer any further support". I'm paraphrasing of course, but considering the fix had nothing to do with what they offered, I have very little trust in them to offer genuine support. I'll quickly run through some technical setup tips and problem fixes that I had in case it helps someone else. First off, PCIe has become far more complicated, so you might have speed problems based on the age and spec of your PC. PCIe has individual lanes that shares bandwidth when multiple devices are used. I would suggest not buying this if you don't have at least a gen 2 PCIe board, and even then, due to the bandwidth 4K uses, you might have issues if using less than Gen 3. Assuming your 16x lane is housing your GPU, you will probably be using the x8 lane for this card. This is important, because some motherboards will only allow either a M.2 NVME drive, or use of the PCIe slot not both. My point is, it's worth seriously looking into your motherboards specs and how you have configured it before you buy this as the 4x lane will probably be too slow for capturing 4K. Since buying this I have upgraded to an ASUS ROG x670 EXTREME motherboard, which is a top end £1k board paired with a Ryzen 9 7850x3d, if you have anything like this, this card will be no problem at all no matter how you configure it. My second point is related to the problem I was having with the audio cracking. Little embarrassing but make sure you are using good quality HDMI cables and I suggest not using a cable longer than 2m max. After I bought a high quality 4K cable, I realised there was a cable in the 4K Live Gamer box, so fool on me I suppose but it did fix the issue. I can confirm that long HDMI cables will lead to an unstable signal. For me, anything over 2M would cause the picture to keep dropping out. Regardless of the poor customer service, I still give this 5 stars as it really is a fantastic card. I had an Elgato 4K card and it was a nightmare, very picky about signals and cables, making it pretty much trash for what I wanted to use it for. So, in summary, if you are looking for a card that works great with OSSC and Retrotink 5x, this is a must buy over anything Elgato offers. I haven't tested it with modern consoles like PS5 and Xbox series X, but I really can't see it having any issues as they are the modern standard of video signal. Just to be clear, I am using this with a RTX4090, but I was using it in my backup rig with a 2080 Super, and it works just as good rendering a 4K capture. I cannot speak to the compatibility with AMD or Intel GPU's. Hope this helps. *UPADTE* Just a small update, I have since upgraded to the Ryzen 9950X3D, RTX 5090 and most importantly, the RetroTink 4k. Everything still works fine with the new hardware in 2025. As for the RetroTink 4K, the 4KLG handles everything just as good as the RT5X. I will probably upgrade to one of Avermedia's newer capture devices soon, not because the 4KLG is no longer usable, just because I need a second device. This card is still brilliant as of May 2025.
Review: Great bit of Kit! - FYI - I bought this for £180 in Feb 2020) For a 2PC stream/capture set up, this is great. Pretty much the Elagto 4k60 Pro Mk2's competitor. Before going further, remember that it is YOUR reponsibility to check your PC can run this. You'll need a mid-tier PC to be able to encode decently anyway - don't expect to run this on any old thing. It is a PCIE card, and you'll need a free x16 or x4 slot on your motherboard. Installation: Pretty easy - Mine slotted into the x16 slot on my motherboard just fine, but it was a tight squeeze under my GPU! Then you just fasten it to the exterior of your case. Connect your PC/Console/Video device to the left slot, and use the optional pass-through to connect to your display if needed (this is mainly for consoles or monitors without DisplayPort). (I connect my gaming PC to my monitor via DP, and to the capture card via HDMI, so I don't use the passthrough slot.) Set your Windows/NVIDIA control panel to duplicate you display to the capture card. Then you just download the software form Avermedia's site. Use the ReCentral software to program the RGB as well as the encoding settings. You can then use ReCentral or other software such as OBS, to capture gameplay. Functionality Modes: 4k up to 60Hz, 1440p up to 144Hz, 1080p up to 240Hz. You can record at 60fps whilst playing at up to 240! Supports HDR if you use that Can go way over 100k bitrate if you want (though.. why?!) RGB lighting can be changed in ReCental, but it seems like an afterthought - it's not really customisable - can't even just change it to a solid colour. Just off, or cycling through colours. Quality It does take a bit of tweaking to get the performance just right. Recording 144fps gameplay is taxing, so most systems will struggle with the bitrates required. Best to stick to 60 anyway, as YouTube/other stereaming sites can't support over 60fps (unless you do some fancy manipualtion) Quality is very good - colours look nice (and you can adjust these if needed) Performance is smooth - no frame drops when I used reasonable encoder settings. Comapred to NDI (the no capture card 2 PC method), it is better, but don't expect a monumental change. NDI actually holds up very well, and if you're happy with that, then don't bother with the £180 on this! See this video to see the capture card in action, and comapred to NDI at 1440p60: search "NDI vs Capture Card. How it looks in 4 Games" --- Change the quality to the max your device will support! --- Overall, I do recommend this product, but WAIT FOR A GOOD DEAL! I wouldn't have paid more than the £180 I did, especially when NDI is a viable alternative. Feel free to comment any questions!

## Features

- Clean and crisp 4K60 unlimited HDR10 video format with zero-lag pass-through for game capture and live streaming
- Smooth gameplay recording: Live Gamer 4K is mighty in every aspect from capturing 4K HDR content to amazing high-frame capturing of up to 240 fps
- RGB lighting: The LG4K brings more than just awesome performance to your PC setup; Adding RGB lighting to the mix (3 preset modes), the LG4K will give your set up one more reason to shine
- Customisable resolution and frame rate: With the “AVerMedia Gaming Utility” you can customise which resolutions and corresponding frame rates you are able to preview and record without the need to connect a pass-through monitor
- High level of compatibility: perfect for next-gen game consoles such as PS4 Pro, PS5, XBOX Series X/S , XBOX ONE X, works with OBS, Streamlabs, XSplit to live stream or broadcast to Twitch and Youtube

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07DHSZC4K |
| Best Sellers Rank | 35,075 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 59 in Internal TV Tuner & Video Capture Cards |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Item model number | GC573 |
| Manufacturer | AVERMEDIA |
| Product Dimensions | 14.99 x 12.45 x 2.03 cm; 208.65 g |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** AVerMedia
- **Hardware interface:** PCI Express x4
- **Operating system:** Windows 10
- **Recommended uses for product:** Game
- **Video capture resolution:** 4K

## Images

![GC573 Live Gamer 4K – PCIe Capture Card for Streaming & Recording, 4K60 HDR, Ultra-Low Latency, VRR, 1080p240, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4 Pro, OBS, Twitch, YouTube, Windows, PC - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61zndgRggdL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can this pass-through 4k60 HDR while recording 1440p60?**
A: I havent tried to do it personnally, but I believe this capture card can pass through 4k60 HDR when streaming and recording at whatever quality

**Q: can it work with any old laptops like the windows 7 ones?**
A: HI, Windows 7 will be fine for "Live Gamer Portable 2 Plus".
If more detail information, I will suggest you go to AVerMedia official website.
Here is the link: 
https://www.avermedia.com/us/product-detail/GC513
T.L

**Q: My son has an acer nitro 5 gaming laptop. Can this card capture his gameplay on the laptop and allow him to store the video on the same laptop?**
A: Yes it can

**Q: Does the avermedia live gamer portable 2 plus have a remote please**
A: Nope

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent purchase for retro gamers
*by T***E on 14 April 2023*

I can only speak for my personal use case, and for what I bought this for, it's perfect. I bought the 4K Live Gamer for capturing 4K footage of retro games for my youtube channel and it's handled everything I have thrown at it with almost zero lag. If your intention is to use this capture card in a similar way to me, then it will do everything you want. I originally used this with the OSSC, with the 4K Live Gamer accepting every signal I input. I have since bought a Retrotink 5x, and while researching before buying the Retrotink, I saw many not getting the 1440 signal detected by the 4KLG. I bought it anyway, as 1080p was acceptable, and I wanted the composite signal the Retrotink accepts. I was pleasantly surprised when the 4KLG accepted every signal the Retrotink x5 output. This is the same for the OSSC, I saw scaremongering of the same type about OSSC not accepting signals, but unless I received some magical version of the 4KLG, everything works great. Consoles I have tried are as follows; NES, N64, SNES, Megadrive, Mastersystem, PS1, PS2 and OG Xbox. Note though, consoles that require it, have been modded to output an RGB signal (which most stock retro consoles will not do), and I have spent £100s buying the best quality retro cables and modding my consoles which helps the signal quality. Regardless though, at the end of the day, all these consoles signals are being processed through the OSSC or Retrotink 5x, so if you are planning to use these upscalers, this is the ultimate capture card. I cannot speak for older Retrotinks or the Framemeister, but I have seen people struggling with the signal swapping delay and video output of the Framemeister as it is old tech now. Not all is positive though, I found the customer support incredibly unhelpful. I don't believe English was the first language of person I was emailing, so I will go easy. I was getting a popping sound in the audio, and support E-mail reply I got was along the lines of "these are the common fixes, if it doesn't help, we won't offer any further support". I'm paraphrasing of course, but considering the fix had nothing to do with what they offered, I have very little trust in them to offer genuine support. I'll quickly run through some technical setup tips and problem fixes that I had in case it helps someone else. First off, PCIe has become far more complicated, so you might have speed problems based on the age and spec of your PC. PCIe has individual lanes that shares bandwidth when multiple devices are used. I would suggest not buying this if you don't have at least a gen 2 PCIe board, and even then, due to the bandwidth 4K uses, you might have issues if using less than Gen 3. Assuming your 16x lane is housing your GPU, you will probably be using the x8 lane for this card. This is important, because some motherboards will only allow either a M.2 NVME drive, or use of the PCIe slot not both. My point is, it's worth seriously looking into your motherboards specs and how you have configured it before you buy this as the 4x lane will probably be too slow for capturing 4K. Since buying this I have upgraded to an ASUS ROG x670 EXTREME motherboard, which is a top end £1k board paired with a Ryzen 9 7850x3d, if you have anything like this, this card will be no problem at all no matter how you configure it. My second point is related to the problem I was having with the audio cracking. Little embarrassing but make sure you are using good quality HDMI cables and I suggest not using a cable longer than 2m max. After I bought a high quality 4K cable, I realised there was a cable in the 4K Live Gamer box, so fool on me I suppose but it did fix the issue. I can confirm that long HDMI cables will lead to an unstable signal. For me, anything over 2M would cause the picture to keep dropping out. Regardless of the poor customer service, I still give this 5 stars as it really is a fantastic card. I had an Elgato 4K card and it was a nightmare, very picky about signals and cables, making it pretty much trash for what I wanted to use it for. So, in summary, if you are looking for a card that works great with OSSC and Retrotink 5x, this is a must buy over anything Elgato offers. I haven't tested it with modern consoles like PS5 and Xbox series X, but I really can't see it having any issues as they are the modern standard of video signal. Just to be clear, I am using this with a RTX4090, but I was using it in my backup rig with a 2080 Super, and it works just as good rendering a 4K capture. I cannot speak to the compatibility with AMD or Intel GPU's. Hope this helps. *UPADTE* Just a small update, I have since upgraded to the Ryzen 9950X3D, RTX 5090 and most importantly, the RetroTink 4k. Everything still works fine with the new hardware in 2025. As for the RetroTink 4K, the 4KLG handles everything just as good as the RT5X. I will probably upgrade to one of Avermedia's newer capture devices soon, not because the 4KLG is no longer usable, just because I need a second device. This card is still brilliant as of May 2025.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great bit of Kit!
*by F***L on 14 February 2020*

FYI - I bought this for £180 in Feb 2020) For a 2PC stream/capture set up, this is great. Pretty much the Elagto 4k60 Pro Mk2's competitor. Before going further, remember that it is YOUR reponsibility to check your PC can run this. You'll need a mid-tier PC to be able to encode decently anyway - don't expect to run this on any old thing. It is a PCIE card, and you'll need a free x16 or x4 slot on your motherboard. Installation: Pretty easy - Mine slotted into the x16 slot on my motherboard just fine, but it was a tight squeeze under my GPU! Then you just fasten it to the exterior of your case. Connect your PC/Console/Video device to the left slot, and use the optional pass-through to connect to your display if needed (this is mainly for consoles or monitors without DisplayPort). (I connect my gaming PC to my monitor via DP, and to the capture card via HDMI, so I don't use the passthrough slot.) Set your Windows/NVIDIA control panel to duplicate you display to the capture card. Then you just download the software form Avermedia's site. Use the ReCentral software to program the RGB as well as the encoding settings. You can then use ReCentral or other software such as OBS, to capture gameplay. Functionality Modes: 4k up to 60Hz, 1440p up to 144Hz, 1080p up to 240Hz. You can record at 60fps whilst playing at up to 240! Supports HDR if you use that Can go way over 100k bitrate if you want (though.. why?!) RGB lighting can be changed in ReCental, but it seems like an afterthought - it's not really customisable - can't even just change it to a solid colour. Just off, or cycling through colours. Quality It does take a bit of tweaking to get the performance just right. Recording 144fps gameplay is taxing, so most systems will struggle with the bitrates required. Best to stick to 60 anyway, as YouTube/other stereaming sites can't support over 60fps (unless you do some fancy manipualtion) Quality is very good - colours look nice (and you can adjust these if needed) Performance is smooth - no frame drops when I used reasonable encoder settings. Comapred to NDI (the no capture card 2 PC method), it is better, but don't expect a monumental change. NDI actually holds up very well, and if you're happy with that, then don't bother with the £180 on this! See this video to see the capture card in action, and comapred to NDI at 1440p60: search "NDI vs Capture Card. How it looks in 4 Games" --- Change the quality to the max your device will support! --- Overall, I do recommend this product, but WAIT FOR A GOOD DEAL! I wouldn't have paid more than the £180 I did, especially when NDI is a viable alternative. Feel free to comment any questions!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lovely capture card
*by J***R on 16 October 2024*

Good value, good lag I don't even use the through mode, I just run it in preview in OBS, video quality is good, just run it at 4k if your going to do what I do, hasn't crashed and records well. Audio stability is amazing too.

## Frequently Bought Together

- 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
- Highwings 8K 10K 4K HDMI Cable 48Gbps 6.6FT/2M, Certified Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable Braided Cord-4K@120Hz 8K@60Hz, DTS:X, HDCP 2.2 & 2.3, HDR 10 Compatible with Roku TV/PS5/HDTV/Blu-ray

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