How much latency does a capture card have?

[fathom smelt]

I was thinking about buying a capture card for my nintendo switch to play smash in my pc but I'm worried about the latency it may have, so I ask, do the capture cards have latency problems?

[bleak fiber]

if its a capture card from a reputable brand like Elgato and you are using the passthrough port there should be 0 lag. If you are still worried about latency you could use a splitter and there will be 0 for sure

something like the HD60S+ should be good

[hexed bobcat]

it highly depend on the capture card

All capture cards have at least a little bit of latency, the only way to have the best latency is by using a capture card with an hdmi loop

[fathom smelt]

that calms me down

thanks both of you!

[wide ingot]

If you want to see some measurement numbers:

Source EposVox

The budget capture card in our recommendation list is the 4th best in this chart.

[fathom smelt]

the blueAVS/GOODAN/Generic hdmi to usb 2.0?

[wide ingot]

Yeah, although it's a bit of a weird topic

I'm writing a guide about it now: #972937023902085131 message

[fathom smelt]

ooooooooh thanks!

[fathom smelt]

trying to find the blueAVS hdmi to usb 2.0 I find several vendors that alternatively sell the same product, in a different color but saying that it is usb 3.0 and that it capture 1080p 60fps, its a fake one or what?

[wide ingot]

They are all USB 2.0 haha

if it's under 20

If you cannot find one that's under 10 bucks

then buy this one

https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Recording-Streaming-Teaching-Conference/dp/B0BGMYPBF4

Exact same chip, but it's from a reputable maker

[fathom smelt]

oooooh lol, thanks

[wide ingot]

There are actually several good manufacturer making these. But they are all the same chip, with better board design and better quality control.

It's hard to find the cheaper version but if you can, go for those. They are like under 10 bucks.

Also, do you think you need a HDMI loop version?

The HDMI loop version gives you the ability to stream/capture and output to a HDMI TV/monitor at the same time.

So you can play on that HDMI TV/Monitor without delay

[fathom smelt]

mmmmmm idk, i just want a cheep way to play my switch on my pc because my tv is too far from my modem so i get too much lag in online, and playing without the dock makes that i cant connect the lam adapter to my switch, i dont wanna stream or something like that