Why was the Nvidia Shield tablet discontinued?

Why was the Nvidia Shield tablet discontinued?

In August 2016, Nvidia announced it had cancelled plans to release a hardware upgrade to its Shield Tablet products – a speculated reason for the cancellation was product conflict with the Nintendo Switch, which uses similar technology.

What are the specs of the Nvidia Shield?

SHIELD TV Product Specs

  • Processor. NVIDIA® Tegra® X1+ processor with a 256-core NVIDIA GPU and 2 GB RAM.
  • Video Features. 4K HDR Ready.
  • Audio. Dolby Audio (Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos)
  • Weight & Size. Weight: 4.83 oz / 137 g.
  • Storage. 8GB*
  • Wireless.
  • Interfaces.
  • Operating System.

How much RAM does the Shield have?

3 GB RAM
What Are The Specs Of The Nvidia Shield? A dual processor processor, NVIDIA Tegra X1+, with 3 GB RAM and a 256-core GPU. There are several video features available. 4K HDR ready.

Is Nvidia making a new tablet?

The new NVIDIA SHIELD tablet K1 is a high-performance Android tablet that transforms into an amazing gaming machine with the SHIELD controller and GeForce NOW™ game-streaming service.

Will Nvidia make another tablet?

The findings suggest that Nvidia is working on software for a new tablet, referred to by the codename “Mystique,” which can operate as a laptop if you attach a keyboard, similar to last year’s Google Pixel Slate. Nvidia’s last tablet was the Nvidia Shield K1, which was released in 2015.

Is the Nvidia Shield 4K?

Your SHIELD TV supports 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160p) resolution content with HDR10 or Dolby Vision, from many apps.

How powerful is Nvidia Tegra X1?

Built on the powerful NVIDIA Maxwell architecture, Tegra X1 has 256 GPU cores, a 64-bit CPU, unbeatable 4K video capabilities, and more power-efficient performance than its predecessor.

What is Nvidia Shield tablet?

The new NVIDIA SHIELD tablet K1 is a high-performance Android tablet that transforms into an amazing gaming machine with the SHIELD controller and GeForce NOW game-streaming service. Get incredible graphics powered by the NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor which features a 192-core NVIDIA Kepler CPU and 2.2 GHz quad-core CPU.

Does GeForce NOW work on tablet?

GeForce NOW is NVIDIA’s cloud-based game streaming service, delivering real-time gameplay straight from the cloud to your laptop, desktop, Mac, SHIELD TV, iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.

Does NVIDIA SHIELD support 4K?

Your SHIELD TV supports 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160p) resolution content with HDR10 or Dolby Vision, from many apps. To ensure that your SHIELD TV is optimized for 4K video output, keep your device updated with the latest system software.

Can you increase RAM on NVIDIA SHIELD?

Shield TV 16gb is it possible to upgrade? Nope, you can’t upgrade without some kind of hack or modding. The sata cable that connects the hdd in the 500GB version does not exist in the 16GB version, so the only way to upgrade it is to put in sd card (up to 128GB) or plug hdd into usb in back.