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Elgato Game Capture 4K S — System Requirements

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Here are the Elgato 4K S System Requirements.

Using 4K S in recording and streaming software other than Elgato Studio, such as OBS Studio, XSplit, StreamLabs Desktop, and others, will have different system requirements. 

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System Requirements

  • OS: Windows 11 or newer, macOS 13 or newer, iPadOS 18 (with USB-C)
  • CPU: Intel Core i5 (8th gen or later) / AMD Ryzen / Apple M1 or better
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 10xx or equivalent
  • Port: USB 3.0 Type-C

A processor with a suffix like "U" (Ultra-low voltage) or "M" is not recommended since it will have significantly lower performance. For example, the i7-4510U might seem powerful, but the U suffix indicates that it performs much less than other i7 processors.

Intel Pentium and Celeron processors do not meet the minimum specifications.

Windows GPU requirements

These GPU requirements are based on video encoding acceleration in the Elgato 4K Capture Utility software. Encoding support in software such as OBS Studio will differ. 

NVIDIA

  • 4K60 HDR - GeForce 10xx (GTX 1050) or better
  • 4K60 SDR - GeForce GTX 9xx (GTX 950) or better

AMD

  • 4K60 SDR or 1080p60 SDR - Radeon RX Vega or better

Windows RAM requirements

  • 8GB or more 
  • Memory operating in dual-channel (This requires two or more physical sticks of RAM installed)

If you are unsure if your computer meets these system requirements or have further questions, please contact Elgato support by going to http://e.lga.to/help.