About | Stadia

Take game development further than you thought possible.

Stadia’s seamless cloud gaming platform offers tremendous scale, giving you the tools to push game development to new levels.

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One of the world’s most powerful development platforms.

Access next-gen development tools and continually evolving custom hardware, all built on the latest open source foundation.

Built to evolve right alongside your game.

Our custom hardware will be periodically upgraded alongside the software and services, so you can focus on realizing your creative vision—not on the constraints of traditional platforms.

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Hardware Stack

Custom 2.7 GHz hyperthreaded x86 CPU with AVX2 SIMD and 9.5 MB L2+L3 cache
Custom AMD GPU with HBM2 memory and 56 compute units capable of 10.7 teraflops
16 GB of RAM with up to 484 GB/s of performance
SSD cloud storage

Next-gen software optimized for the cloud.

Stadia is built on an open source foundation and next-generation tools using Vulkan^®1 cross-platform graphics and computing APIs, so you can optimize for cloud-native gaming.

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Software Stack

Linux
Debian version of the world’s most popular open-source OS
Vulkan®¹
Next-gen cross-platform graphics and computing API with custom layers optimized for cloud-native gaming
Platform
Our SDK provides robust APIs for managing games, like saves, multiplayer modes, suspend/resume gameplay and more

Powerful yet familiar dev tools.

With a powerful development toolset made from top middleware and technology partners, you’ll have access to well-established tools that grow with you.

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Developer Tools

Unreal Engine
Epic Games' official support for Stadia means you’ll have access to the latest technology and features of the world’s most powerful creation engine.
Unity
Unity is the world’s most widely used real-time 3D development platform, enabling developers to create rich, interactive experiences.
Custom tools
A suite of debugging and tuning tools help you get the most out of our platform, from fine-tuning streaming performance to diagnosing GPU crashes
Industry tools
Current dev tools include Havok^®, RenderDoc, Visual Studio, LLVM, AMD Radeon^TM2 GPU Profiler, IncrediBuild, Umbra^TM 3, FaceFX and Intelligent Music Systems, plus we’re constantly expanding to deliver a familiar development experience
- ¹ Vulkan is a registered trademark of the Khronos Group Inc.
- ² AMD Radeon is a registered trademark of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Enabling gameplay across all device types.

The Stadia platform enables cross-screen gameplay across TVs, laptops, desktops, tablets and mobile devices using our Stadia controller, mouse and keyboard, as well as many HID-compliant game controllers.

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Input/Output

Works with existing inputs
Stadia supports standard gamepad inputs right out of the box, with no additional development needed
Google Assistant button
The Stadia controller features a dedicated Google Assistant button that enables new engagement scenarios, such as live gameplay help, firing up a multiplayer session, sharing gameplay clips, and more.
Do more with captures
The Stadia controller’s share button enables you to take screenshots that can be shared with friends, as well as capture gameplay clips and post them to YouTube at the press of a button.
All device types
A single code base works seamlessly on all kinds of connected devices, including TVs, laptops, desktops, tablets and smartphones