Streaming “competitive” with 240Hz
I forced GeForce Now to stream Cyberpunk 2077 on “competitive” settings, too. Unfortunately, I didn’t experience the 240 fps streaming capabilities first-hand. My monitor also can’t use Nvidia Reflex, which is now available over the cloud thanks to a special method for sending and receiving data packages that helps balance latency and responsiveness. But I did stream the game on my rinky-dink monitor while it was running at 121 fps on Nvidia’s servers. The latency was fine overall, but I preferred the lower refresh rate for its stability. There was some stuttering with the graphics that even my partner noticed while watching over my shoulder, especially when the scene was moving fast in the game. Granted, Cyberpunk isn’t competitive, but expect some hiccups trying to run it at triple digit frame rates.
Nvidia says the hardware requirements for 240 fps streaming is a minimum Nvidia Maxwell GM206 graphics card and a 6th-generation Intel processor or later. For Mac users, the high refresh rate requires at least a MacBook 2017, MacBook Air 2018, MacBook Pro 2016, iMac Retina 5K from late 2015, Mac mini 2018, or Mac Studio.
