NVIDIA is completing a global rollout of its Blackwell RTX upgrade for GeForce NOW, bringing GeForce RTX 5080-class performance to Ultimate members. The upgrade will be finished once Stockholm is upgraded, and it unlocks ultrasmooth streaming options including up to 5K at 120 frames per second or up to 360 fps at 1080p. NVIDIA highlights cinematic-quality visuals, advanced ray tracing and Artificial Intelligence-powered performance that aims to deliver high settings and low latency across laptops, Macs, phones and gaming handhelds.
The company is pairing the technical upgrade with community and in-game promotions. The GeForce NOW Community Video Contest invites players to submit clips showing how GeForce NOW changed their play, with entrants earning two Ultimate day passes and the top 10 entries winning a one-year Ultimate membership. Ultimate members can also claim in-game rewards: an ECHO-4 drone skin for Borderlands 4 and the Bloody Prince outfit for Guild Wars 2, with redemption available through the GeForce NOW account portal and in-game redemption steps noted for each title.
The weekly update also adds new and returning games to the cloud, headlined by Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy and several new releases slated for mid-November. NVIDIA lists support for a broad install-to-play library of more than 4,000 games and notes at least one GeForce RTX 5080-ready title, Star Wars Outlaws. For Ubisoft titles accessed via Xbox PC Game Pass, NVIDIA points players to its support article for connection details.
Chromebook users receive a dedicated Chromebook Fast Pass that grants 12 months of priority access with no ads or queues to stream over 2,000 ready-to-play PC games at 1080p and 60 fps. The offer is available to new Chromebook and Chromebook+ owners and to new and existing GeForce NOW free users. Overall, NVIDIA positions the Blackwell RTX rollout as a way to bring higher-fidelity, lower-latency cloud gaming and member perks to a wider audience without requiring the latest local hardware.
