Nvidia announced “the world’s first Android TV console,” the $200 Nvidia Shield. This one is built for the living room instead of being conveniently portable. It is running on Nvidia’s latest mobile GPU, the Tegra X1, which uses the same Maxwell GPU architecture as Nvidia’s latest graphics cards.
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According to the press conference, the Shield can play 4K content and it can play console-caliber games. That means console games from the Xbox 360 / Playstation 3 generation, like Doom 3: BFG Edition, Crysis 3, and Borderlands: The Pre Sequel.
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Take a look at the Specs:
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| Processor | NVIDIA® Tegra® X1 processor 256-core Maxwell™ GPU with 3GB RAM |
| Video Features | 4K Ultra-HD ready with 4K playback and capture up to 60 fps (VP9, H265, H264) |
| Audio | 7.1 and 5.1 surround sound pass through over HDMI High-resolution audio playback up to 24-bit/192 kHz over HDMI and USB High-resolution audio up-sample to 24-bit/192 kHz over USB |
| Storage* | 16 GB |
| Wireless | 802.11ac 2×2 MIMO 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi Bluetooth 4.1/BLE |
| Interfaces | Gigabit Ethernet HDMI 2.0 Two USB 3.0 (Type A) Micro-USB 2.0 MicroSD slot IR Receiver (compatible with Logitech Harmony) |
| Software Updates | SHIELD software upgrades directly from NVIDIA |
| Gaming Features | NVIDIA GRID™ game streaming service NVIDIA Share NVIDIA GameStream™ |
| Power | 40 W power adapter |
| Weight and Size | Weight: 23 oz / 654 g Height: 5.1 in / 130 mm Width: 8.3 in / 210 mm Depth: 1.0 in / 25 mm |
| Operating System | Android TV™, Google Cast™ Ready |
| Included Apps | PLEX |
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According to Nvidia, more than 50 games “optimized for Shield” will be available for the platform at launch in May.
Watch the whole presentation, the trailer and some Images from the presentation below.
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