Google is partnering with Nvidia to boost gaming on Chromebooks by providing a free year of a new service called GeForce Now Fast Pass with every purchase. This exclusive tier offers priority access and RTX server power without ads, though it limits users to 10 hours of streaming per month. The move comes after Google abandoned efforts to run Steam natively on the devices.
Earlier this year, Google announced the end of its efforts to get Steam running on Chromebooks, but the company is not abandoning gaming ambitions for these low-power laptops. On November 20, 2025, Google teamed up with Nvidia to launch GeForce Now Fast Pass, a service tier exclusively for Chromebook users. Anyone buying a Chromebook now receives a free year of this subscription, which builds on Nvidia's GeForce Now cloud streaming platform that has existed in various forms for over a decade.
GeForce Now allows users to render games on remote servers and stream the video output to devices like computers, phones, TVs, and Chromebooks. Fast Pass enhances the free tier by providing priority access to server slots, eliminating the typical five- or 10-minute queues and ads found in Nvidia's standard free offering. It also utilizes more powerful RTX servers, normally reserved for the $10-per-month Performance tier.
However, the service has limitations: users are capped at 10 hours of game streaming per month, with up to five unused hours rolling over to the next month. Nvidia's free GeForce Now tier limits sessions to one hour, but it is unclear if Fast Pass imposes a similar restriction—Google has been asked for clarification.
According to Google, Fast Pass supports streaming more than 2,000 PC games from the ready-to-play catalog. Paid tiers offer about twice as many via install-to-play options. Notably, no games are included; users must link accounts from Steam, Epic, or Xbox to access titles they own. It remains unclear what occurs after the free year ends, including whether Fast Pass can be paid for or if users transition to standard GeForce Now subscriptions.
This initiative echoes Google's past practice of bundling months of Stadia Pro with Chromebook purchases before shutting down its own streaming service.