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Capture Device Utility — Enabling or Disabling 10 Gbps Mode

macOS users can enable 10Gbps mode when using 4K X. This requires a Mac with 10Gbps USB or Thunderbolt ports and macOS Sonoma 14.4 or newer. Older macOS versions will continue to connect at 5Gbps.

 

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Note: If using macOS 14.2 Sonoma or newer, we recommend Elgato Studio Software. Instructions can be found here.


Requirements


Hardware

  • Mac with 10Gbps USB or Thunderbolt ports

 

Software

  • macOS Sonoma 14.4 or newer
  • Capture Device Utility 1.3 or newer

Elgato Capture Device Utility can be downloaded here.

 


How to enable USB 10 Gbps


  1. Open Capture Device Utility 1.3 or newer.
  2. Press and hold the Option key in the app.
  3. Turn on USB 10Gbps in the next window.

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How to disable USB 10 Gbps


If 10 Gbps support is enabled, you can disable it by following these steps:

  1. Open Capture Device Utility 1.3 or newer.
  2. Turn off USB 10Gbps.

USB Mode 2.png

Note: This will only appear if USB 10 Gbps is enabled and using Elgato Capture Device Utility 1.3 or newer.

 

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