AVerMedia has a long history of releasing excellent internal and external capture cards. As recently as last October we had the opportunity to test out the Live Gamer Ultra 2.1, a powerful, USB-C External card with HDMI 2.1 support. The good folks over at AVerMedia are at it again, this time with a pair of PCIe 4K cards designed to level up your content creation experience. The Live Gamer 4K 2.1 and the Live Streamer Ultra HD both offer some impressive features. Both support 4K capture and passthrough, low-profile designs, ultra-low latency and HDR/VVR support making them ideal for gamers wanting to push their capture or stream quality to the max.
While they vary in output and features, both the Live Gamer 4K 2.1 and Live Streamer Ultra HD aim to be the leaders in gaming content creation. While both look great on paper, it's only after some serious testing that we can see how they measure up. So grab that coffee kick back and check out our combined review of the AVerMedia Live Gamer 4K 2.1 and Live Streamer Ultra HD.
Live Streamer Ultra HD (GC571)
Live Gamer 4K 2.1 (GC575)
Both the Streamer Ultra HD and Gamer 4K sport a low-profile design to help minimize the real estate needed on the motherboard. The Streamer Ultra HD can be housed in any PCIe Gen 3x1 slot while the Gamer 4K will require a PCIe Gen 3x4 slot to maintain operation. While the Streamer Ultra HD looks fairly standard with an exposed circuit board and the AVerMedia Logo the Gamer 4K opts for a sleeker look that includes an enclosure and RGB lighting. Both cards feature a black mounting rail that
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