JUNE 2022 PCWorld 51Each tier comes with a limit to
how long you can be connected
to a gaming session at a time.
The Free tier is limited to one
hour, Priority subscribers can play
for up to six hours per session,
and RTX 3080 subscribers get
eight-hour sessions. There is no
set limit to the number of
sessions you can start in a day.
The free tier also doesn’t feature
“RTX On,” Nvidia’s term for
ray-tracing and DLSS support.
There’s a priority component to the tiers,
too, as Nvidia places limitations on the overall
process and user loads on GeForce Now’s
regional data centers. Free members have the
lowest priority in connecting to the service,
which can mean waiting in line to connect to
a rig at times. Priority and RTX 3080 have
priority access to the queue, with RTX 3080
members getting access to systems that
provide RTX 3080 GPUs. There may be times
when an RTX 3080 rig is not available for a
member, which will send that member to the
Priority queue instead.
Beyond those varied limitations,
GeForce Now advertises up to 1080p at 60
frames-per-second gameplay for its Priority
members, and up to 1440p at 120fps for PC
and Mac and 4K HDR on Shield TV for its RTX
3080 members.
In the U.S., where this review was done,
the membership plans cost the following:
Free
Priority: $9.99/month or $49.99/6
months
RTX 3080: $19.99/month or $99.99/6
months
Additionally, there are internet bandwidth
requirements and data usage conditions to
consider. GeForce Now requires a minimum
of a 15Mbps connection for 720p at 60fps, a
25Mbps connection for 1080p at 60fps, and
a 35Mbps connection for 1440p at 120fps for
the RTX 3080 plan. Additionally, GeForce
Now does require a less than 80ms latency
from an Nvidia data center, but recommends
a less than 40ms latency.GAME LIBRARY
At first glance, the GeForce Now game library
(fave.co/3MdoYYF) is impressive—until you
realize it’s a list of games that are playable on
the platform, not a list of games that areGeForce Now’s membership options.