Nvidia SHIELD Pro Vs Fire TV 4K Vs Nvidia SHIELD



Nvidia SHIELD Pro Vs Fire TV 4K Vs Nvidia SHIELD

Three Popular Android Media Streamers


Nvida SHIELD vs Fire TV



Here's how the Nvidia SHIELD and Fire TV Stick 4K Compare


For top selling Android based media streamers, these three are among the tops in sales. They are all based on a modified Android operating system which means side loading popular TV apps is easy.

But comparing the Fire TV Stick and a NVIDIA SHIELD is not really fair, because that would be like putting Mike Tyson (The SHIELD) in the ring to duke it out with an underweight teenager. (Fire TV Stick.)

But the Fire TV Stick has one wonderful thing going for it. On price, it knocks both versions of the SHIELD TV out of the ring. While a 4K Fire TV Stick may not be in the same class performance wise, it beats pretty most everything else out there except for Roku for affordability. It's so affordable you could buy four Fire Sticks, for the cost of a SHIELD Pro.

But for the ultimate streamer in both power and style, the SHIELD Pro is still hard to beat. It's still one of the best performing and sexiest looking media streamer available today. Nvidia was so far ahead of its time when they released the SHIELD TV, there's not much else which has caught up and is in the same league today.

While all three streamers give you access to the same great Android TV sideloaded streaming apps, if you can afford one, the SHIELD Pro is still the champ and a is hard to beat.


  Nvidia SHIELD Pro                   Fire TV Stick                  Nvidia SHIELD
    Nvidia SHIELD PRO                  4K Fire TV Stick                         Nvidia SHIELD
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Tech Specs 

Inputs / Outputs 
Video Output 
1 x HDMI 2.0b Female 
1 x HDMI Male 
1 x HDMI 2.0b Female 

USB Ports 
2 x USB 3.1 / 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 
1 x USB (Power Only) Micro-B 
1 x USB (Version Unspecified) Micro-B 

Media Card Reader 
None
None
1 x microSD 

Media Support 
Resolutions 
Maximum: 3840 x 2160p at 60 fps 
Maximum: 3840 x 2160p at 60 fps 
Maximum: 3840 x 2160p at 60 fps 

HDR Support 
HDR10, Dolby Vision 
HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, Hybrid Log Gamma 
HDR10, Dolby Vision 

HDCP Support 
Yes, Version 2.2 
Yes, Version 2.2 
Yes, Version 2.2 

Video Formats 
ASF, AVI, DivX, H.264 / AVC, H.265 / HEVC, M2TS, MKV, MOV, MP4, VP9, WEB-M, Xvid 
H.264 / AVC, VP9 
ASF, AVI, DivX, H.264 / AVC, H.265 / HEVC, M2TS, MKV, MOV, MP4, VP9, WEB-M, Xvid 

Image Formats 
BMP, TIF, GIF, PNG, JPG 
BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG 
BMP, TIF, GIF, PNG, NO

Audio Formats 
AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, MP3, OGG Vorbis, PCM, WMA, WMA Lossless, WMA Pro, eAAC+ 
AC3, FLAC, MP3, PCM/Wave, Vorbis 
AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, MP3, OGG Vorbis, PCM, WMA, WMA Lossless, WMA Pro, eAAC+ 

Dolby/DTS Support 
DTS-HD, DTS-X, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD 
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus 
DTS-HD, DTS-X, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD 

Networking 
Wi-Fi Standards 
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 

Wi-Fi Bands 
2.4 GHz, 5 GHz 
2.4 Ghz, 5 Ghz 
2.4 GHz, 5 GHz 

Ethernet 
1 x RJ45 
None
1 x RJ45 

Ethernet Speed 
10/100/1000 Mb/s 
No Ethernet 
10/100/1000 Mb/s 

Bluetooth 
5.0 
5.0 
5.0 

Smart Antenna Support 
2x2 MIMO 
2x2 MIMO 
2x2 MIMO 

Performance 
Operating System 
Android 9.0 Pie 
Fire OS (Android based) 
Android 9.0 Pie 

Storage Capacity 
16 GB 
8 GB 
8 GB 

Memory 
3 GB 
Not Specified 
2 GB 

Chipset 
NVIDIA Tegra X1+ 
Not Specified 
NVIDIA Tegra X1+ 

CPU 
8 cores 8 threads 1.9 Ghz 
1.7 GHz Quad-Core 
8 cores 8 threads 1.9 Ghz  

GPU 
 256-Core 
IMG GE8300 
 256-Core 

Virtual Assistant 
Virtual Assistant Support 
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant 
Amazon Alexa 
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant 

Remote 
Microphone 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 

Communication Method 
Bluetooth, IR 
Not Specified 
Bluetooth, IR 

Remote Batteries 
2 x AAA 
2 x AAA 
2 x AAA 


General 
Power Consumption 
1.5 - 20 Watts
5 Watts 
1.5 - 20 Watts

Size (W x H x D) 
6.26 x 3.86 x 1.02" / 15.9 x 9.8 x 2.59 cm 
4.25 x 1.18 x 0.55" / 108 x 30 x 14 mm 
1.57 x 1.57 x 6.5" / 3.99 x 3.99 x 16.51 cm 

Weight 
8.82 oz / 250 g 
1.89 oz / 53.6 g 
4.83 oz / 137 g 









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