My question, not in any way meant to trigger people, is Stadia's performance on my Nvidia Shield is better than on my CCU does anyone know why that is?
Some context here, my internet is Verizon Fios. My ping is roughly 3-10ms & I'm on a Gigabit connection. My Stadia works just fine on my CCU & other devices I play on. I recently purchased a Nvidia Shield to replace my CCU, mostly for the AI upscaling but also because I can use my Geforce Now account & Stadia on the same device. What I noticed when using Stadia on my Nvidia Shield is that my gameplay was more responsive and appeared to be faster overall. I honestly don't know if there is a hardware component to factor in Stadia's CCU or if Nvidia's platform responds differently. All I can say right now is that my gameplay is cleaner & faster than before. If anyone knows why, I would love to hear it.
Hey Rodzilla8735,
that's fantastic to read. My experience is vice versa - for me nothing beats my CCU.
Do you use the same controller via WiFi or might that be the difference that you feel? The Shield TV is extremely responsive when using Bluetooth connections.
I use my Stadia controller when I'm playing on the Stadia app & my Playstation Controller when I'm on Geforce Now. Honestly, I wish I could use the Stadia controller for both. Google needs to make a blue tooth controller.
Aside from that, Stadia works extremely well on my Shield. I play a lot of Destiny 2 crucible and the difference between the two devices is noticeable. I just wish I knew why.
Will re-activate my Shield TV Pro tomorrow and report back. Maybe there was a major update over the last year?
@Rodzilla8735 It's actually great to hear that Stadia is performing better on Nvidia Shield, because I've noticed some users were having issues with audio cracking while playing using it. I assume this wasn't a problem in your case? Do you have the latest firmware?
I did notice my audio was a little chunky at first but I turned off the 5.1 surround option which fixed the issue. As far as firmware updates, I did the initial update upon start up and left it on auto update.
Now I re-activated my Shield TV Pro and will give you my personal thoughts.
Firstly, the app runs okay on Shield. I would say that the performance is on par with the WebOS-version on LG TVs. That is okay but a slight pixelation can occur from time to time. The same is true for the Android TV app on CCwGTV. On the other hand, the Shield app is inferior to the other apps as it does not support any kind of HDR due to the lack of VP9.
The LG app is very convenient and supports HDR. It shows - as already mentioned - the same performance as the Shield and CCwGTV app.
The CCwGTV is the slowest device however and therefore not too enjoyable for me.
The best results for Stadia are delivered on CCU (TV with HDR), Mobile and Chrome (with 4k plugin, no HDR). The CCU delivers the most stable picture, a proper HDR and a flawless performance (as long as it does not overheat -> you can attach passive cooling solutions if you run into high temperatures). On the other hand, a CCU is just that, right? It is a streaming device for only one task at a time; it has a very narrow field of what it can do.
In terms of response time, I was not able to feel any difference devicewise but I feel that the Stadia controllers are a tad quicker than Bluetooth ones.
Results may vary in different network conditions.
Basically, it is up to you and what you need. For pure gaming experience, I'd always opt for a wired CCU but if the Shield app is so good in your experience, then go for it. Just enjoy the Stadia experience the way you want ![]()
Appreciate the feedback, sounds like something else might be affecting the gameplay on my end then.
Both CCUs I have do run hot when I'm playing, I think I might try out rigging a CPU fan to the dongle directly and see what happens.
Quite a good idea.
I have experienced great results with a passive cooling solution but I'd like to see if the CCU benefits from an actual fan.
Can you report your results, please?
Thank you in advance ![]()