Elgato’s new capture card lowers the price for 4K 60fps gameplay recording

Elgato is launching its Game Capture 4K S device today, which will let gamers and streamers capture gameplay from Xbox Series S / X, PS5, or Switch 2 consoles in 4K resolution at 60fps. The $159.99 4K S is designed as a replacement and improvement to Elgato’s older $179.99 HD60 X capture device, and it goes on sale today.

The 4K S is a lot less expensive than the $200+ HDMI 2.1 capture cards that Elgato launched last year for 4K at 60fps and HDR capture, but it’s only $30 more than the Neo game capture card — which is not capable of capturing gameplay in 4K at 60fps.

The 4K S works with Windows 11 and macOS 13 (or later) systems out of the box, so you don’t have to download drivers and set up the device manually. You’ll be able to capture in 4K at 60fps or 1080p at 60fps with HDR enabled. That’s an improvement over the older HD60 X, which only supported 4K at 30fps capture.

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Elgato is also improving its passthrough support, so you can play up to 4K at 60fps HDR with VRR enabled or up to 1440p at 120fps. This improves 1440p capture opportunities, beyond the up to 1440p at 60fps passthrough support available on the HD60 X.

As the 4K S doesn’t require a driver to be installed, it works out of the box in apps like OBS Studio, Discord, and even the TikTok Studio or Camo Studio apps on an iPad. Elgato has even created a new Elgato Studio app that’s designed to replace its existing 4K Capture Utility on Windows and macOS. The app has been redesigned to better match Windows 11’s UI, and it also works on Windows on Arm devices like the latest Qualcomm-powered Copilot Plus PCs.