AVerMedia Live Gamer MINI (GC311)

Capture cards

AVerMedia Live Gamer MINI (GC311) is one of the products in the database.

About

AVerMedia's entry-level capture card, the only model in its current lineup still relying on Micro USB 2.0 — onboard H.264 hardware encoding compensates for the tiny bus, but caps everything at 1080p60.

Specs

HDMI version
1.4
Max resolution
1920x1080@60Hz
Requires DisplayLink driver
No

Ports: 1× HDMI 1.4 (entrada), 1× HDMI 1.4 (salida, passthrough) and 1× Micro USB 2.0

Confirmed with

  • Notebook (generic)

    The Micro USB 2.0 (480Mbps) interface is too narrow for raw UVC video, forcing the card to use an onboard H.264 hardware encoder instead — this introduces measurable action-to-preview latency versus UVC-based cards. Hard-capped at 1080p60 with no 4K, HDR, or ultrawide support; any source above 1080p gets forced down by the card's own EDID.

    Source: www.avermedia.com
    Confirmed — caveat
  • Steam Deck

    Does not work reliably — a Reddit user reports the Live Gamer Mini does not support refresh rates above 60Hz, while the Steam Deck defaults to 90Hz.

    Source: www.reddit.com
    Confirmed — caveat
  • ROG Ally

    A YouTube video recommends the Live Gamer Mini (GC311) as a good budget capture option for ROG Ally.

    Source: www.youtube.com
    Confirmed — caveat
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