NVIDIA GeForce NOW Launches on Amazon Fire TV Stick With Thousands of Games

Fire TV Stick owners just scored a massive upgrade to their living room setup.

NVIDIA rolled out its GeForce NOW app for Amazon Fire TV devices on Thursday, bringing cloud gaming directly to select streaming sticks . The move arrives as part of the service's sixth anniversary celebrations and marks another step in making high-end PC gaming accessible without the need for expensive hardware.

The app works with Fire TV Stick 4K Plus (2nd Gen) and Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen) running Fire OS 8.1.6.0 or later, plus Fire TV Stick 4K Max (1st Gen) with Fire OS 7.7.1.1 and above . Streaming caps at 1080p60 using H.264 encoding with stereo audio, which is perfectly fine for most telly setups.

What You Get

The service supports over 4,500 games through two different methods . Ready-to-Play titles work instantly without installation, whilst Install-to-Play games let Performance and Ultimate subscribers download titles from their Steam libraries to cloud storage.

You're linking your existing game libraries from Steam, Epic Games Store, Battle.net, and similar platforms. GeForce NOW streams your own purchased titles across multiple devices rather than offering a curated library like competitors . Buy a game once, stream it anywhere.

Popular titles currently available include Arc Raiders, Battlefield 6, and Borderlands 4, alongside thousands of other PC games. The library expands every Thursday with new additions.

The Catch

All the hardware you need besides the Fire TV Stick is a compatible controller, preferably connected via Bluetooth. Free tier users face one-hour session limits, whilst Performance and Ultimate tiers offer six-hour and eight-hour sessions respectively .

Here's where things get interesting. Starting January 2026, Performance and Ultimate members now face 100-hour monthly limits . Additional time costs $2.99 per 15 hours for Performance or $5.99 for Ultimate. The free tier remains unlimited in sessions but you'll deal with queues and adverts.

Pricing breaks down to free for the basic tier, $9.99 monthly for Performance, or $19.99 for Ultimate. The Ultimate tier delivers GeForce RTX 5080-class performance with ray tracing, DLSS 3.5, and up to 4K 120fps streaming on capable setups .

Beyond Fire TV

The Fire TV launch comes alongside a native Linux app for Ubuntu 24.04 and later distributions, plus new flight controls support for simulation enthusiasts . Flight sticks and throttle systems from Thrustmaster and Logitech now work with the service.

GeForce NOW already supports nearly 300 million Fire TV devices globally, though actual availability depends on regional service areas . The timing capitalises on Amazon's massive installed base whilst competing directly with Amazon Luna's own cloud gaming service on the same hardware.

Single sign-on for Battle.net arrived this week, with Gaijin.net integration coming soon. Both features eliminate the hassle of repeatedly entering credentials when launching games.

The service has streamed over 1 billion hours since launching six years ago. Not bad for a platform that started with just 400 supported games and frequent publisher withdrawals.

Anyone with a compatible Fire TV Stick can download the app now and start streaming immediately, provided they've got a decent internet connection. NVIDIA recommends 15 Mbps minimum for 720p, 25 Mbps for 1080p60, with higher speeds needed for 4K on Ultimate tier .

Worth noting that whilst the free tier exists, performance can be severely bottlenecked by allocated CPU resources, particularly on older single-player games . The paid tiers deliver the proper experience, but the free option lets you test the waters before committing.