NVIDIA GeForce NOW: How to play powerful PC games on Android, Mini PC or Mac

In this guide we will explain how to run NVIDIA GeForce NOW on any of our compatible devices such as NVIDIA Shield TV, Windows PC, MAC, Smartphones, Tablets and Android TV-Box. This is the perfect option to be able to play any powerful triple A title we have bought on any digital platform such as Steam, Epic Games, UPlay, GOG, Origin or similar without restrictions on any device even if it has basic hardware.

You can check our Best Android devices and mini PCs to play games with GeForce NOW.

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WHAT IS NVIDIA GEFORCE NOW?

The NVIDIA GeForce NOW service allows us to access a large catalog of PC games directly including 50 free titles such as Fortnite. These titles are adapted to the gamepad of the Shield or other similar ones like Xbox or PS4, in any TV-Box with Android we can also use keyboard and mouse without problems as we have seen.

The updated game is installed on a server of a Virtual PC that manages Nvidia with the latest hardware, we only have to add it to our GeForce NOW library and launch it from this application. The image quality in the games will fluctuate depending on the video compression required to maintain a rate of frames per second.

Free Mode: Limited access to availability / 1 hour session duration, if we close and open it restarts / Free.
Founders Mode: Priority access / Extended session duration / RTX enabled / $4.99 per month.
Special Offer: All Founders options / Season pass and content for Hyper Scape / $24.95 for 6 months.

NVIDIA GEFORCE NOW ON ANDROID

The requirements for NVIDIA GeForce NOW in Android are very low, although the ideal device is the NVIDIA Shield TV we can play on any Android device. It is compatible with most TV-Boxes, Smartphones or Tablets, you only need to install the GeForce NOW app and use our user account to access it.

Install GeForce Now app
Android 5.0 device
RAM 2 GB
OpenGL 3.2 compatible GPU
Controller with USB or Bluetooth 4.0 connection or higher
– Shield controller, Xbox 360/One, Dual Shock 4 or compatible
Wi-Fi connection with at least 15 Mbps or 4G mobile data

NVIDIA GEFORCE NOW IN PC, MAC OR CHROME

We can also play with NVIDIA GeForce NOW on any Windows, Mac OS or Chrome OS computer. It is ideal for devices without very powerful hardware with integrated graphics such as mini PCs or non-Gaming laptops. The basic specifications are very low and we can run the app on any type of hardware.

Install GeForce NOW app
Windows 7 64bit / macOS 10.10 / Chrome 77.x / Linux with Lutris repos or with Google user agent Chromebook profile
RAM 4 GB
Dual-core CPU 2 GHz
GPU over NVIDIA 600 series, Radeon 300 or Intel HD 2000 / DirectX 11
Controller with USB or Bluetooth 4.0 connection or higher
– Shield controller, Xbox 360/One, Dual Shock 4 or compatible
Connection 15 Mbps for 720p 60fps / 25 Mbps for 1080p 60fps / Ethernet or 5G Wi-Fi router

GAMES AVAILABLE AT NVIDIA GEFORCE NOW

We have numerous games available to run on NVIDIA GeForce NOW, both in free format such as Fortnite and those we already have purchased from our online stores such as Steam. With the different forms of subscription that we have seen we have from free mode with 1 hour limitation to unlimited for a monthly fee.