Here are the general Elgato Game Capture HD60 S+ System Requirements.
In this article you will find
- Game Capture HD60 S+ System Requirements
- CPU Type and Speed
- Supported Graphics Cards - PC
- Supported Graphics Cards - Mac
- Total Installed RAM
- HDR Recording
- Supported Operating System
Game Capture HD60 S+ System Requirements
Windows:
• Windows 10 (64-bit)
• 6th generation quad‑core Intel Core i5 CPU (i5-6xxx or comparable)
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10xx (or better) for Windows
• 4 GB RAM, built-in USB 3.x port
• Internet connection
Mac:
• macOS 10.13 or later
• 4th generation quad‑core Intel Core i5 CPU (i5-4xxx or comparable)
• Graphics: Dedicated GPU (AMD or NVIDIA)
• 4 GB RAM, built-in USB 3.x port
• Internet connection
Please Note: You may need more system resources if you are capturing at 4K30 (2160p30). It will depend on your exact CPU and GPU. See this article for more about supported resolutions.
More Information about Processor (CPU) Type and Speed
To use the basic functionality of Elgato Game Capture HD60 S+, including video capture and editing, your CPU needs to be multi-core. It needs to have four or more physical cores.
Intel Processors
If you are using an Intel CPU, it should be a 4th Generation Intel Core i5, or a processor from a newer generation that's even more powerful.
Here are lists of 4th Generation Intel Core i5 processors:
http://ark.intel.com/products/family/75024/4th-Generation-Intel-Core-i5-Processors#@All
A processor with a suffix like "U" (Ultra-low voltage) or "M" is not recommended, since it will have significantly lower performance. For example, i7-4510U might seem to be powerful, but the U suffix indicates that it has much lower performance than other i7 processors.
Pentium and Celeron processors do not meet the minimum specifications.
AMD Processors
Many processors made by AMD are also compatible. They should be at least as powerful as a 4th Generation Intel Core i5 processor.
To compare AMD processors to the Intel processors mentioned above, you can use benchmarks like those found here:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/
Supported Graphic Cards - PC
The following information is for the PC only.
For maximum performance, Elgato Game Capture HD60 S+ requires that your computer have an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10xx series graphic card (or better).
This means that if your computer doesn't have the graphic cards stated above, then your processor will need to be very powerful. Video encoding will then be done by the software alone, and not by the graphic card.
In some cases, you may need to lower some settings if you want to use Elgato Game Capture HD60 S+ with a computer that doesn't have a supported graphics card.
What follows is more information about supported and unsupported graphics cards:
Supported Graphic Cards - Mac
The following information is for the Mac only.
For maximum performance, Elgato Game Capture HD60 S+ requires that your Mac have a dedicated GPU. Both NVIDIA and AMD GPUs are supported.
Macs with only an Intel integrated GPU are not supported as most of them won't be able to process hardware video encoding and video compositing at the same time (a dedicated GPU is required for video compositing in most cases).
Important notes:
- You may try using a Mac with no dedicated GPU with Elgato Game Capture HD60 S+ but in this case you will probably not be able to record or stream in 1080p60 without losing frames. If this is the case, you will need to reduce the frame rate (30 fps) and/or the resolution (720p) and/or eventually the value of the quality parameter.
- You can find a list of Macs able to encode in 1080p60 in real-time at the end of this FAQ: Elgato Game Capture HD 60 S - Hardware Encoding via certain Macs
More Information about Total Installed RAM
To use the basic functionality with Elgato Game Capture HD60 S+, including video capture and editing, your total amount of installed RAM needs to be 4GB or higher.
If you have less than 4GB of installed RAM, then there will be various problems that will not be solvable, such as incorrect playback or capture. Such a low amount of RAM is not supported in any way. The only remedy would be to install more RAM.
HDR Recording
HDR Recording (HEVC) - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10xx (or better) is required
SDR Recording (H.264) - Nvidia Geforce GTX 600 (or better), or Intel HD is sufficient
Currently, HEVC / HDR recording is only available in the Elgato 4K Capture Utility on a Windows 10 PC.
Supported Operating Systems
To use Elgato 4K Capture Utility software with Elgato Game Capture HD60 S+, you need have Windows 10 (any version, with the latest service pack recommended).
Elgato Game Capture HD60 S+ hardware will not work effectively using any version of Windows 7 or Windows 8 .
Elgato 4K Capture Utility 1.6.3 software will not run using any version of Windows XP or Windows Vista .
Elgato 4K Capture Utility 1.6.3 software will not run using any version of Windows RT ( for Surface tablets).
Elgato Game Capture HD60 S+ hardware will not run using any version of Linux .
Elgato Game Capture HD60 S+ hardware will not run using any version of the Android OS .
Elgato Game Capture HD60 S+ hardware will not run using the Google Chromium OS of a Google Chromebook .
Elgato Game Capture HD60 S+ hardware will not run using macOS versions below 10.13.