What else you need to use it
Worked out from Razer’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). A USB 2 port is too slow for it. 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.
Check first
- A USB-A port on your computer. The cable is fixed and ends in USB-A. A computer with only USB-C ports needs a USB-A to USB-C adapter.
When this model makes sense
- Bring a camera’s clean HDMI output into your computer when you don’t need a passthrough to a TV.
- Bring a second PC’s HDMI output into your streaming PC; for a console you play, a card with passthrough keeps the game on your TV with no delay.
- 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
- Razer Ripsaw X
- Still sold
- Yes, a current model
- Type
- Capture cards
- Connection
- Connector shape
- HDMI 2.0 in; Fixed USB-A connector (USB 3.0)A plug’s shape doesn’t tell you its speed →
- Data connection
- USB 3.0; UVC/UACWhat this means for speed →
- Video inputs
- HDMI 2.0, up to 4K at 60 fps or 1080p at 120 fps
- Video outputs
- USB capture only
- Capture output
- 4K · 30 fps; 1080p · 120 fps (maximum capture over USB)Capture and passthrough explained →
- Display passthrough
- None documentedCapture and passthrough explained →
- Video formats
- Raw audio and video over USB (UVC/UAC)
- USB speed (Gbps)
- 5
- Streaming apps the maker lists
- Any camera application, such as OBS Studio or Streamlabs; Razer Synapse not needed
- In the box
- Included parts
- Razer Ripsaw X; Important Product Information Guide
- Not in the box
- HDMI cable
- Computer
- Operating systems
- Windows 10 64-bit or later
- Processor the maker asks for
- Intel Core i5-6100 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 desktop; Intel Core i7-4810MQ or AMD Ryzen 5 5500U laptop
- Graphics card the maker asks for
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 desktop; GeForce GTX 870M laptop
- Memory the maker asks for
- 8 GB dual-channel
Check these conditions first
Not yet confirmed from Razer’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
- Razer Ripsaw X
- Important Product Information Guide
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
Every connection
- Webcam USB outUSB cable → A USB port on your computer
- Microphone USB outUSB cable → A USB port on your computer
- Microphone / interface headphone out3.5 mm or 6.3 mm headphone connection → Headphones (what you hear)
- Computer Ethernet portEthernet cable → router; your upload → Platform (check the stream preview)
- 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 Razer Ripsaw X 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.