Google Pixel 6 Pro just got a killer cloud gaming upgrade — powered by RTX 3080

Google Pixel 6 Pro just got a killer deject gaming upgrade — powered by RTX 3080

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The Pixel vi Pro already sits on our best Android phones list, and this new gaming feature makes information technology that much better.

Right now, Pixel 6 Pro users can stream games at 120fps when using the Nvidia GeForce Now RTX 3080 tier.

GeForce Now is Nvidia'due south cloud-based game streaming service, which allows subscribers to play high-finish PC games on a variety of user-friendly devices, such every bit laptops, Apple and Android phones, tablets and LG TVs. The 3080 tier was in beta just has since been made open to everyone. While much of the feel is handled in the deject, certain functional elements require a phone that tin can output the resolutions and frames-per-second necessary for an optimal experience.

Luckily for Pixel half-dozen Pro owners, Nvidia's official support pages, as noticed by 9to5Google, take been updated to show that the phone now supports 120fps for the GeForce Now RTX 3080 tier. Simply subscribing to the RTX 3080 tier won't immediately give y'all admission to 120hz gaming, though. Instead, you'll need to head into your Pixel half dozen Pro settings and finagle a few things.

To proceeds 120fps gaming capabilities on your Pixel 6 Pro, you'll need to head to Settings > GeForce At present > Stream Quality > Frame Charge per unit and set it to 120fps.

Of class, in order to ensure that the phone is fix to accept that frame rate, you'll want to bank check that you lot have information technology set to a 120hz refresh rate, too. Y'all can practise that by going to Settings > Display > Smoothen Brandish. Now you're fix to play games at blisteringly fast frame rates.

GeForce At present comes in iii membership tiers. The free tier allows for up to one-60 minutes sessions and streaming the games from one of Nvidia'southward basic gaming rigs. The $49.99 Priority Tier provides half-dozen-hour sessions from a premium rig with RTX on and a 1080p/60fps experience. Lastly, the RTX 3080 tier grants users eight-hour sessions lengths from an RTX 3080 rig at up to 1440p/120fps.

Casual gamers are certain to go enough out of the GeForce Now Premium service, but to brand the most of your Pixel vi Pro's new features, you'll want to dish out the extra money for the GeForce Now RTX 3080 tier.

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