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Gear / Elgato Game Capture Neo

Capture cards · Current

Elgato Game Capture Neo

Play at 4K60 on your TV while streaming in 1080p60.

HDMI · USB

Before you choose it
Use its HDMI output to play on your TV in 4K60 HDR and its USB output to capture up to 1080p60. Choose another card if you need to stream or record in 4K.

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What else you need to use it

Game Capture Neo
A USB 3 port (5 Gbps), straight on the computer
A USB-A port on your computer
An HDMI cable from your console or camera
A second HDMI cable, from the card to your screen
HDCP turned off on the source

Worked out from Elgato’s own specifications and box contents for this model. The setup builder checks the same parts against your computer and the rest of your gear.

You need

  • A USB 3 port (5 Gbps), straight on the computer. A USB 2 port is too slow for it. The maker asks for a direct port rather than a hub. USB-C is a plug shape, not a speed, so check the port itself.
  • An HDMI cable from your console or camera. No HDMI cable is listed in the box.
  • A second HDMI cable, from the card to your screen. Passthrough sends the game on to your TV or monitor with no delay, and that needs its own cable.

Check first

  • A USB-A port on your computer. The cable in the box is USB-C to USB-A. If your computer only has USB-C ports, use a USB-C to USB-C cable instead.
  • HDCP turned off on the source. It captures unencrypted HDMI only. Consoles have their own HDCP setting; protected films and streaming apps cannot be captured. Black screen fixes

When this model makes sense

  • Capture a console that isn’t copy-protected (HDCP) while you play on your TV through the passthrough.
  • Bring a console or a second PC into your streaming PC.
  • Use a camera or console you already own if it can stay on, and powered, for your whole stream; choose the HDMI cable to match its socket.

The Capture card connections guide weighs it against the other ways to fill the same role.

Connections and specs

Full name
Elgato Game Capture Neo
Still sold
Yes, a current model
Type
Capture cards
Connection
Video inputs
HDMI unencrypted
Video outputs
HDMI passthrough; USB capture
Capture output
1080p · 60 fps (maximum SDR; software and format conditions apply)Capture and passthrough explained →
Display passthrough
4K · 60 fpsCapture and passthrough explained →
USB speed (Gbps)
5
Captures HDCP-protected video
No
Size and mounting
Dimensions
123 × 65 × 20 mm
Weight
90 g
In the box
Included parts
Game Capture Neo; USB 3.0 USB-C to USB-A cable, 100 cm
Computer
Operating systems
Windows 10 64-bit+; macOS 12+; iPadOS 17+
Memory the maker asks for
8 GB or more
Processor the maker asks for
Windows: Core i5 sixth generation / Ryzen 7; Mac: M1 / quad-core i5 fourth generation
Graphics card the maker asks for
Windows: GTX 10 series or better; Mac: M1, AMD or NVIDIA

Check these conditions first

Not yet confirmed from Elgato’s documents: power draw. The builder treats it as unknown, never as a yes.

For HDMI capture, treat what your TV shows and what the computer records as two different things. A card can pass a mode through to the TV without sending that same mode to the computer over USB. Top resolution, top refresh rate and HDR rarely come together, so check the maker’s mode table for the exact combination you want.

What is included, and what may be missing

  • Game Capture Neo
  • USB 3.0 USB-C to USB-A cable, 100 cm

HDMI cables aren’t in the box: you need one from the console to HDMI IN and another from HDMI OUT to your TV. On a computer with USB-C ports, use a USB 3 data cable or adapter that fits.

Both cable ends and the data rating matter more than the plug shape: streaming cables and ports explains how to match them.

Place it in the complete setup

Your signal pathFrom my PC
WebcamUSB video out
MicrophoneUSB audio out
Streaming computerUSB inputs · OBS
HeadphonesWhat you hear
Power supplyPower for each device
Router and platformEthernet · upload
USB videoUSB audio3.5 / 6.3 mmEthernetPower
WebcamUSB video out
MicrophoneUSB audio out
Streaming computerUSB inputs · OBS
HeadphonesWhat you hear
Power supplyPower for each device
Router and platformEthernet · upload
USB videoUSB audio3.5 / 6.3 mmEthernetPower
━━ Video┄┄ Audio··· Network┄ Power
Every connection
  1. Webcam USB outUSB cable → A USB port on your computer
  2. Microphone USB outUSB cable → A USB port on your computer
  3. Microphone / interface headphone out3.5 mm or 6.3 mm headphone connection → Headphones (what you hear)
  4. Computer Ethernet portEthernet cable → router; your upload → Platform (check the stream preview)
  5. Wall socketThe maker’s power supply, or USB power → Computer and devices that need their own power

The diagram shows a simple USB setup. Find where the Elgato Game Capture Neo goes, then follow each input back to what feeds it and each output on to where it goes. HDMI and XLR gear needs a capture card or audio interface between it and your computer; it doesn’t plug straight in the way this USB example does.

The setup builder turns this into a connection list for your own computer and gear, and the pre-stream checklist covers the rehearsal once it is wired.

Compare it head to head

Each page sets the two models’ specs side by side and says what else each one needs.

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