How to use Steam Link on Nvidia shield pro

[Sam2791]

Hey guys,

Im trying to run games on my new oled tv using steam link to play games like AC, Forza Horizon 5 etc.

But there is a lot of lag and basically unplayable. Everything is wired into the network and not on wifi.

Any suggestions?

[Aluminumhaste]

After finally buying a Nvidia Shield Pro for over 300$ because Linus has often said it's the best for streaming device, I've found it's a piece of garbage for game streaming.

High pings, dropped packets etc.

 

All other devices on the LAN work fine.

 

Router -> Itself:

PING 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.153 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.120 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.096 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.109 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.061 ms

--- 127.0.0.1 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0.061/0.107/0.153 ms

Router -> Desktop, Intel 12700k (Ethernet)

PING 192.168.50.214 (192.168.50.214): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.50.214: seq=0 ttl=128 time=0.291 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.214: seq=1 ttl=128 time=0.291 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.214: seq=2 ttl=128 time=0.301 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.214: seq=3 ttl=128 time=0.300 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.214: seq=4 ttl=128 time=0.353 ms

--- 192.168.50.214 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0.291/0.307/0.353 ms

Router -> HP Printer (Ethernet)

PING 192.168.50.135 (192.168.50.135): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.50.135: seq=0 ttl=255 time=0.241 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.135: seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.161 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.135: seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.195 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.135: seq=3 ttl=255 time=0.172 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.135: seq=4 ttl=255 time=0.158 ms

--- 192.168.50.135 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0.158/0.185/0.241 ms

Router -> Google Chromecast Ultra (Wifi 5Ghz)

PING 192.168.50.131 (192.168.50.131): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.50.131: seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.941 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.131: seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.930 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.131: seq=2 ttl=64 time=1.109 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.131: seq=3 ttl=64 time=1.378 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.131: seq=4 ttl=64 time=1.499 ms

--- 192.168.50.131 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0.930/1.171/1.499 ms

Router -> Nvidia Shield (Wifi 5Ghz)

64 bytes from 192.168.50.146: seq=91 ttl=64 time=119.210 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.146: seq=92 ttl=64 time=21.586 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.146: seq=93 ttl=64 time=228.526 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.146: seq=94 ttl=64 time=140.345 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.146: seq=95 ttl=64 time=43.863 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.146: seq=96 ttl=64 time=261.827 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.146: seq=97 ttl=64 time=1.903 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.50.146: seq=98 ttl=64 time=1.395 ms

--- 192.168.50.146 ping statistics ---
99 packets transmitted, 99 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 1.017/159.041/615.978 ms

 

 

I cannot wire the Shield with Ethernet, it's one floor up and a couple of walls away.

It's fast, and snappy in the interface, loading up streaming services like netflix and youtube is great.

Anything realtime like game streaming is a pretty awful experience and it was better on the Chromecast Ultra.

 

[Aluminumhaste]

What's even more annoying, is running a speedtest on the shield through a mobile browser or an app, yields good results.

Pings in the 8 ms range to a close server, over 400Mbps.