Popular YouTuber @Mrwhosetheboss has singled out the Google Tensor G3 as a major failing of the Pixel 8 Pro. According to the YouTuber, all of the new generative AI features found on the Pixel 8 Pro cannot be processed onboard the device, but need to be off-loaded to the cloud for processing, despite Google pitching the device as being “AI-first.”
I mean it sucks for offline situations or for actions that need very good latency.
But the phone’s battery would be happier if the processing is not done locally.
For some things I prefer to do the stuff locally, for other things on the cloud.
Some cloud Vs local examples I’m thinking about:
For example (example not related to the Pixel) if I’m generating an image with stable diffusion at home I prefer to use my RX 6800 on my private local Linux rather than a cloud computer with a subscription. But if I had to do the same on a mobile phone with tiny processing power and battery capacity I’d prefer to do it on the cloud.
(Another non AI example): for gaming, I prefer to run things natively. At least until it is possible to stream a game without added latency. Obviously I don’t play games on a phone.
Another example (Google photos): I would prefer to connect Google photos to a local NAS server at home, and “own the storage on premise” and then pay a lower fee to Google photos for the extra services it brings. Browsing, face and objects recognition, etc. But this is not an option. With this I would be able invest on my own storage, even if I had dozens of gigabytes in 4K60FPS videos.
Funny you should say that. I’m basing this on GeForce which I use exclusively. It runs games from the cloud. I play Valhalla on my TV. I love rural and don’t have don’t have fibre.
Yes you read that. No fibre.
I recently got starlink and have been loving life. Living on a farm playing GeForce games. I loved stadia and bought into the whole thing. Raged that they cancelled it. But I got my money’s worth.
Now it’s not perfect but I live in rural NZ. So I have streaming to Aus to use GeForce since GeForce isn’t native to NZ.
It’s insane how good this cloud gaming is.
So fuck Google but first company to get a phone running on remote I will be buying
I mean I didn’t mean it to be funny…so apologies if you took it as a bad joke.
But basically I just meant that I prefer (for gaming) to run the game locally than on a cloud. I barely tried remote gaming. I tried on WLAN the one from steam but only for 5 minutes. Then I tried PS Remote play last week streaming FF16 (just for testing) to my steam deck running W11 but at the home I was there was not enough bandwidth because there was a delay while moving the camera.
I usually play at 144Hz 1440p (on PC) and also at 2160p 60Hz (TV, although the PS5 gives crappy 30 FPS in many heavy games).
I also play some online games like Warzone with some friends. So if the experience of cloud gaming works for games like these then of course I’d be more happy with it.
Yeah nah. You ain’t getting anything like this. Nobody who plays that kinda high level would be Happy with cloud. I’m trying to live on the cheap and since I’m nomad with no house or fixed abode.
Yoid not get that can off power from GeForce. You can’t really play any competition games as latency would be too high.
I suggest everyone gives it a go as it’s been great for me. But we need more people involved and more competition. If it’s just GeForce then they can price it through the roof with no improvements
I’ll definitely give it a shot. At least to the ones I have at home (the one from steam that uses my desktop and the one from the PS5).
I think everyone playing with it would be good. Can force them to work for the consumers and not just give us what is cheap or best for them.
Cloud works well for me as I don’t need the best graphics and can’t really justify buying an expensive console. Especially with how good GeForce has been. Tried Luna and it was honest just as good. Sat on my lawn playing ac origins. Was glorious