The Kindle Fire HD 8 boasts a Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 processor, 2 GB of RAM, and a Mali-G52 MC1 GPU. That means that users can expect games like Asphalt 9 to run smoothly at low to medium graphics. However, most games will take longer to load due to the 2 GB RAM.
The Fire HD 8 works well as a budget gaming device. Read on to learn if there are other tablet devices you should consider for gaming purposes.
Is The Fire Tablet Good For Gaming?
That is especially troubling if you are a regular mobile gamer and want many popular titles installed on the same device. You will also have to do without fancy graphics, or games will likely run slow. The latest generation of the Fire also comes with Game Mode, which does not improve gaming performance but prevents interruptions from notifications while you play games.
Fire HD 8 Gaming Bundle
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The Fire HD 8 Plus is the same as the standard Fire HD 8 underneath, but the RAM is now 3 GB instead of 2 GB. This extra RAM will decrease average loading times, but overall performance remains the same. The Fire HD 8 Plus is fine for casual gaming but not competitive gaming.
Sadly, there is no option for purchasing the Luna controller and gaming bundle with the Fire HD 8 Plus. It should be good enough for your low-end gaming needs, but you will not be satisfied if you would like to have many popular video games installed on it.
In that case, a Samsung tablet or an iPad will be a better spend of money. Those tablets are geared more towards performance to help run games more smoothly.
