# Elgato 4K60 S+

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/elgato-4k60-s
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/capture-cards
- Placement: #5 of 15 in Capture Cards, B tier
- Brand: Elgato
- LP on this board: 578
- Last researched: 2026-08-24T13:56:34.645Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
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## Verdict

Future-proof HDMI 2.1 passthrough and low latency make it the top choice for high-resolution capture.

## For

- High-resolution performance with minimal latency
- HDMI 2.1 passthrough
- True 4K 60p capture
- Same performance as 4K X
- Half the price

## Against

- High latency
- Occasional frame drops

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 1 of 11 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 25 cited sources across 22 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gamer Heaven | Gamer Heaven | D | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZMlLVhVcBw | fetched and confirmed |
| JULVEX GAMING | JULVEX GAMING | D | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PLv-f9kZeg | fetched and confirmed |
| Crossing Streams | Crossing Streams | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7eozCeKtxg | fetched and confirmed |
| fong0306 | fong0306 | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDkjQt8CiQQ | fetched and confirmed |
| Radharne | Radharne | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cYOv0BU0RE | fetched and confirmed |
| EposVox | EposVox | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meh4BqGCuSo | fetched and confirmed |
| VANTER Gaming | VANTER Gaming | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXVw6anS0Xk | fetched and confirmed |
| Quenten5 | Quenten5 | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft7Fw4fccaI | fetched and confirmed |
| Quenten5 | Quenten5 | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI67lveBkvg | fetched and confirmed |
| Quenten5 | Quenten5 | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJIWiYIkEu4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Quenten5 | Quenten5 | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PovajNF6kU0 | fetched and confirmed |
| Budget Loadout | Jay | C | https://budgetloadout.com/capture-card-for-nintendo-switch/ | fetched and confirmed |
| CNET | CNET | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5LGeIcroAs | fetched and confirmed |
| Stream Tech Reviews by BadIntent | BadIntent | D | https://www.streamtechreviews.com/blog/elgato4k60splus | fetched and confirmed |
| Gillis Da Kid | Gillis Da Kid | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfrFcfWVGmw | fetched and confirmed |
| Lets Talk Entertainment & Media | Lets Talk Entertainment & Media | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg2hLtvQUQQ | fetched and confirmed |
| Raymond Strazdas | Raymond Strazdas | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFjc7b465uw | fetched and confirmed |
| avrona | avrona | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8fBqYl3YYY | fetched and confirmed |
| TheDigitalDigest | TheDigitalDigest | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_8-zFNw-zo | fetched and confirmed |
| EnglishSimmer | EnglishSimmer | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gWptlRwWdk | fetched and confirmed |
| Pduesp | Pduesp | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGwwWa8ogqQ | fetched and confirmed |
| The Outerhaven | The Outerhaven | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WHGNqpfbs0 | fetched and confirmed |
| attackslug | attackslug | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqOuKN4pABs | fetched and confirmed |
| Towheed Tech | Towheed Tech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n3X1JdE6vc | fetched and confirmed |
| TechRadar | techradar.com | - | https://www.techradar.com/best/best-capture-cards | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Elgato HD60 X | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/elgato-hd60-x |
| 2 | EVGA XR1 Lite | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/evga-xr1-lite |
| 3 | AVerMedia Live Gamer Ultra S GC553Pro | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/avermedia-live-gamer-ultra-s-gc553pro |
| 4 | Genki ShadowCast | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/genki-shadowcast |
| 6 | AVerMedia Live Gamer Extreme 3 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/avermedia-live-gamer-extreme-3 |
| 7 | NearStream CCD30 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/nearstream-ccd30 |
| 8 | AVerMedia Live Gamer Portable 2 Plus | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/avermedia-live-gamer-portable-2-plus |
| 9 | AVerMedia Live Gamer 4K | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/avermedia-live-gamer-4k |
| 10 | Elgato Game Capture Neo | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/elgato-game-capture-neo |
| 15 | Elgato HD60S | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/elgato-hd60s |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/capture-cards.

## What this tier means

- B: Good. A solid choice with real caveats worth knowing.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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