Amazon Fire TV Cube (1st Gen) vs NVIDIA SHIELD TV Pro

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Fire TV Cube (1st Gen) compared with SHIELD TV Pro

	AmazonFire TV Cube (1st Gen)	NVIDIASHIELD TV Pro
Overview
Released
Released	June 2018	October 2019
Video and audio
Resolution
Resolution	4K	4K
HDR
HDR	HDR10	Dolby Vision and HDR10 (better)
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes
Video
Video	HEVC hardware decoding up to 3840 × 2160 at 60 fps; H.264 up to 4K 30 fps or 1080p 60 fps; VP9 up to 4K 60 fps with limitations	Up to 4K HDR at 60 fps (H.265/HEVC); up to 4K 60 fps for VP8, VP9, H.264 and MPEG-1/2; AI-enhanced upscaling to 4K 60 fps
HDR
HDR	HDR10; Dolby Vision and HDR10+ are not listed for this generation	Dolby Vision and HDR10
Audio
Audio	Dolby Atmos over Dolby Digital Plus for compatible equipment and supported titles; Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus; built-in speaker for Alexa responses	Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos; Dolby TrueHD, DTS:X and DTS-HD pass-through; high-resolution audio up to 24-bit/192 kHz over HDMI and USB
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	Android TV
Storage
Storage	16 GB	16 GB
Chip details
Chip details	Amlogic S905Z; quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 up to 1.5 GHz; Mali-450 MP3 GPU; 32-bit application support	NVIDIA Tegra X1+ with a 256-core GPU
Memory
Memory	2 GB RAM; memory type not specified by Amazon’s developer table	3 GB
Storage
Storage	16 GB internal storage; operating software occupies part of it	16 GB, expandable with USB flash or hard drives
Software and services
Software and services	Fire OS 6 based on Android 7.1 (API level 25); developer build model AFTA	–
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 5
Ethernet
Ethernet	No	Yes
Voice remote
Voice remote	Yes	Yes
Ports
Ports	HDMI output, Micro-USB, IR extender and power connections; no built-in Ethernet socket. Ethernet is supported through the included USB-connected adapter.	HDMI 2.0b with HDCP 2.2 and CEC; Gigabit Ethernet; two USB 3.0 (Type-A)
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with 2 × 2 MIMO; Bluetooth 4.2 with BLE	802.11ac 2x2 MIMO Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz); Bluetooth 5.0 + LE
Smart home
Smart home	Eight far-field microphones and beamforming; Alexa controls compatible televisions, soundbars, receivers and cable boxes through infrared, HDMI CEC and supported cloud protocols	Google Assistant built in; works with Google Home and Amazon Echo (Alexa)
Remote
Remote	First-generation Alexa Voice Remote included; voice microphone button and navigation controls	SHIELD Remote with microphone, motion-activated backlit buttons, programmable button, Bluetooth, IR blaster for TV, soundbar or receiver power and volume, and remote locator; 2 × AAA included
Design
Type
Type	Box	Box
Power
Power	External power supply	40 W power adapter (5–10 W typical consumption)
Size
Size	–	98.0 × 159.0 × 25.93 mm (H × W × D); 250 g
In the box
In the box	Fire TV Cube, Alexa Voice Remote, batteries, power supply, Ethernet adapter and IR extender; HDMI cable not included	–