00:00I just went hands-on with the next-generation NVIDIA GeForce Now with RTX 5080 Gaming.
00:05And not only do I believe that this could very well be a games console killer,
00:11I believe it's coming for the traditional gaming PC as well.
00:15Let me explain.
00:18Five things that a cloud gaming service needs to do to kill a console.
00:23It needs to look super pretty.
00:24Next, you need to tackle the latency.
00:26It also needs to give you a great experience across multiple devices.
00:29You also need a games library that will continue to expand drastically over time.
00:34And last but not least, it needs decent peripheral support.
00:38So I'm going to go through each of these individually and get a little bit nerdy on it.
00:43So picture quality.
00:44Obviously, the headline feature here is RTX 5080 graphics in all the NVIDIA SuperPods.
00:52But that's only part of the puzzle because they've upgraded the CPU to a new AMD chipset,
00:58which sounds a little suspiciously like a 9800X 3D on paper.
01:03They've also doubled the RAM.
01:05They've also drastically improved the connectivity as well with Kinect X7.
01:10And what this means is NVIDIA can now work with broadband providers like Comcast, T-Mobile, BT in the UK.
01:19NVIDIA can now work with these companies to kind of use the likes of DOCSIS and L4S,
01:24which means that any packages of data related to GeForce Now will get a high priority label.
01:31And it will continue to fire it over and over and over again.
01:34And you will get the best possible bandwidth out of NVIDIA GeForce Now.
01:38And what does this mean?
01:40Well, it means up to 5K gaming at 120 frames a second on a cloud gaming service.
01:50That's bonkers.
01:52And all of this, for example, on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle that I played here,
01:57while barely breaking 100 megabits per second.
02:00This is where the cinematic quality streaming comes in as well.
02:04So you can also get that picture in full 10-bit color with HDR.
02:09It does increase the demand on the internet connection, but it doesn't exceed 100 megabits again.
02:15You've seen what NVIDIA is doing here?
02:17They've not just thought of having a massive V8 engine at the front.
02:21They've also thought about all the pipes to optimize it perfectly.
02:27And then let's talk about the latency of it.
02:30It's always been the biggest problem with cloud gaming.
02:33I must give the disclaimer that this is based on servers that I've been testing on here in Cologne.
02:39You're getting 1080p at 360 frames a second.
02:43But that's not even the craziest part.
02:45Because on paper, NVIDIA promises below 30 milliseconds of what they call click-to-photon latency.
02:54So basically, when I click on a mouse to fire a gun,
02:57how quick does the monitor show me the gun firing?
03:00And while that may be true,
03:03I've seen it at 17 milliseconds.
03:07They even showed the science behind it.
03:08They had a latency tracker piece of hardware literally stuck to a monitor.
03:13And then, of course, you can see the drastic difference when you play Cyberpunk 2077 side-by-side on a PS5 Pro to the LG NVIDIA GeForce Now app,
03:24which can run it at 4K 120.
03:26And the cloud gaming one feels more responsive than the PS5 Pro.
03:32Through lowering the latency by paying attention to, let's call it the plumbing,
03:38of the internet connection and optimizing the flow,
03:42they are able to produce a cloud gaming service that has a quicker response time to your actions
03:48than a local console that is right in front of you in the living room.
03:54Next is compatibility across devices.
03:57As you've seen, I love GeForce Now on the Steam Deck.
04:01It gives me my battery life back.
04:03Now, that's getting an upgrade to 90 frames a second.
04:06And faster than you can say Nintendo Switch 2,
04:09NVIDIA has answered the question of what I wanted when I first tried it.
04:14They are providing 4K 120 frames per second support when you plug it into a dock connected to the TV.
04:23Next coming up is the amount of games you can play and the library ever expanding.
04:28Obviously, you're getting GeForce Now Thursdays, so this library will continue to grow,
04:33but it's about to double with installed play.
04:36You will be able to install your own games on NVIDIA GeForce Now.
04:40Of course, those games have to be flagged as able to be installed.
04:45But instead of seeing the classic play button, some games you'll see install.
04:50And you can upgrade your NVIDIA GeForce account with optional amounts of cloud storage
04:56to kind of like upgrade it, boost it, bump it, however much you want, up to 1 terabyte.
05:01Obviously, this comes with an extra monthly fee,
05:03but it's good to know that whatever games you may have, you can also get access to them too.
05:08And let's talk about the last bit, which is peripheral support.
05:12Obviously, this is just the beginning of it.
05:15It's small baby steps, but they're baby steps to something that could be significant.
05:21They have added Logitech Wheel support with full force feedback built into it as well.
05:26I find myself playing a lot of racing games on NVIDIA GeForce Now.
05:29So to be able to plug in my Logitech Wheel and be able to play the games with the wheel and pedals,
05:35that was the last bit of the puzzle to make GeForce Now more than just a plan B
05:42for if you can't get local access to your games.
05:45It makes it a potential console killer.
05:49And not only that, but with NVIDIA keeping the monthly cost of NVIDIA GeForce Now Ultimate
05:53exactly the same to get this RTX 5080 performance
05:56and maximize the bandwidth and the efficiency of the delivery of that gameplay,
06:00this could pose a threat to the traditional gaming PC as well.
06:04Obviously, I know I'm being a little bit dramatic here.
06:07Like if I was to pick between a local gaming PC and NVIDIA GeForce Now,
06:12give me the big tower, please.
06:13But to say that you could have this service for the price that they're offering it at
06:18and have a full RTX 5080 gaming PC in the cloud whenever I want it is pretty damn sweet.
06:26But let me know in the comments if you're using NVIDIA GeForce Now Ultimate.
06:30You're excited for the upgrades.
06:31If you're not, are you going to get it?
06:34I've been Jason England.
06:35This has been Tom's Guide.
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06:41and maybe I'll be back to tell you more about some games.
06:43Talk to you soon.
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