Fire TV Stick 4K Max  2nd Gen (2023) vs 2021 Fire TV Stick 4K Gen 1 Max – More powerful MediaTek MT8696T chipset & WiFi 6E

Processor Mediatek MT8696T MediaTek MT8696 Mediatek MT8696D MediaTek MT8695 CPU 4x ARM Cortex – A55 as much as 2.0 GHz 4x ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.8 GHz 4x ARM Cortex – A55 as much as 1.7 GHz 4x ARM Cortex-A53 1.7 GHz GPU GE9215 as much as 850 MHz IMG PowerVR GE9215
@ 750Mhz GE9215 as much as 650 MHz IMG PowerVR GE8300
@ 650 MHz RAM 2GB LPDDR4 2GB 2GB LPDDR4 1.5GB Storage 16 GB 8GB 8 GB 8GB HDMI HDMI 2.1 output with ARC enter assist HDMI 2.1 output with ARC enter assist Image High quality As much as 4K UHD (3840×2160) As much as 4K UHD (3840×2160) As much as 4K UHD (3840×2160) As much as 4K UHD (3840×2160) Dolby Imaginative and prescient Sure Sure Sure Sure HDR HDR10
HDR10+
HLG
Dolby Imaginative and prescient HDR10
HDR10+
HLG
Dolby Imaginative and prescient HDR10
HDR10+
HLG
Dolby Imaginative and prescient HDR10
HDR10+
HLG
Dolby Imaginative and prescient Distant Alexa Voice Distant Enhanced Third-Gen Alexa Voice Distant 2nd-Gen Alexa Voice Distant Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E tri-band Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 5 Ethernet No – 10/100 Exterior
(Bought Individually) No – 10/100 Exterior
(Bought Individually) No – 10/100 Exterior
(Bought Individually) No – 10/100 Exterior
(Bought Individually) OS Fireplace OS 8
Android Degree 30 (Android 11) Fireplace OS 7
(Android 9) Fireplace OS 8
Android Degree 30 (Android 11) Fireplace OS 6
(Android 7.1) Video Decoding Dolby Imaginative and prescient. Dolby Imaginative and prescient assist for Profile 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9. (As much as Degree 9 for profiles 5 and eight. As much as Degree 5 for Profile 9)
H.265 (HEVC). {Hardware} accelerated as much as 3840x2160p (4K) @ 60 fps, 35 Mbps, Principal 10 Profile Degree 5.1, Shade area 8-bit and 10-bit enter with HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG
H.264. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 3840x2160p (4K) @ 60 fps, 20 Mbps, Excessive 10 Profile Degree 5.2
H.263. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 1080p @ 30 fps, 6 Mbps, Profile 0 Degree 70
VP8. Supported as much as 1080p 30 fps. Baseline profile, non-secure
VP9. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 4K @ 60 fps, Profile 2 as much as 30 Mbps
MPEG-2. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 1080p @ 60 fps
MPEG-4. As much as 1080p @ 30 fps, Easy and Superior Easy Profiles Degree 5, non-secure
AV1. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 3840x2160p (4K) @ 60 fps, 100Mbps, Principal Profile Degree 5.1, Shade area 8-bit and 10-bit enter with HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG Dolby Imaginative and prescient. Dolby Imaginative and prescient assist for Profile 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9. (As much as Degree 9 for profiles 5 and eight. As much as Degree 5 for Profile 9.)
H.265 (HEVC). {Hardware} accelerated as much as 3840x2160p (4K) @ 60fps, 35 Mbps, Principal 10 Profile Degree 5.1, Shade area 8-bit and 10-bit enter with HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG.
H.264. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 3840x2160p (4K) @ 60fps, 20 Mbps, Excessive 10 Profile Degree 5.2
H.263. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 1080p @ 30fps, 6 Mbps, Profile 0 Degree 70
VP8. Supported as much as 1080p 30fps. Baseline profile, non-secure
VP9. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 4K @ 60fps, Profile 2 as much as 30 Mbps
MPEG-2. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 1080p @ 60fps
MPEG-4. As much as 1080p @ 30fps, Easy and Superior Easy Profiles Degree 5, non-secure
AV1. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 3840x2160p (4K) @60fps, 100Mbps, Principal Profile Degree 5.1, Shade area 8-bit and 10-bit enter with HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG. Dolby Imaginative and prescient. Dolby Imaginative and prescient assist for Profile 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9. (As much as Degree 9 for profiles 5 and eight. As much as Degree 5 for Profile 9)
H.265 (HEVC). {Hardware} accelerated as much as 3840x2160p (4K) @ 60 fps, 35 Mbps, Principal 10 Profile Degree 5.1, Shade area 8-bit and 10-bit enter with HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG
H.264. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 3840x2160p (4K) @ 60 fps, 20 Mbps, Excessive 10 Profile Degree 5.2
H.263. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 1080p @ 30 fps, 6 Mbps, Profile 0 Degree 70
VP8. Supported as much as 1080p 30 fps. Baseline profile, non-secure
VP9. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 4K @ 60 fps, Profile 2 as much as 30 Mbps
MPEG-2. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 1080p @ 60 fps
MPEG-4. As much as 1080p @ 30 fps, Easy and Superior Easy Profiles Degree 5, non-secure
AV1. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 3840x2160p (4K) @ 60 fps, 100 Mbps, Principal Profile Degree 5.1, Shade area 8-bit and 10-bit enter with HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG Dolby Imaginative and prescient. Dolby Imaginative and prescient assist for Profile 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9. (As much as Degree 9 for profiles 5 and eight. As much as Degree 5 for Profile 9.)
H.265 (HEVC). {Hardware} accelerated as much as 3840x2160p (4K) @ 60fps, 35 Mbps, Principal 10 Profile Degree 5.1, Shade area 8-bit and 10-bit enter with HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG.
H.264. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 3840x2160p (4K) @ 60fps, 20 Mbps, Excessive 10 Profile Degree 5.2
H.263. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 1080p @ 30fps, 6 Mbps, Profile 0 Degree 70
VP8. Supported as much as 1080p 30fps. Baseline profile, non-secure
VP9. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 4K @ 60fps, Profile 2 as much as 30 Mbps
MPEG-2. {Hardware} accelerated as much as 1080p @ 60fps
MPEG-4. As much as 1080p @ 30fps, Easy and Superior Easy Profiles Degree 5, non-secure Audio Codecs Dolby MAT transcoding for Streaming software
AC3 (Dolby Digital) / EAC3 (Dolby Digital Plus) / Atmos(DDP+JOC) / AC4(Atmos) / Dolby TrueHD (Atmos)
MPEG-H passthrough
AAC Profile (AAC LC). Assist for as much as 8 channels from 8 kHz to 48 kHz
MPEG-4 HE AAC Profile (AAC+). Assist for as much as 8 channels from 8 kHz to 48 kHz
MPEG-4 HE AACv2 Profile (enhanced AAC+). Assist for as much as 8 channels from 8 kHz to 48 kHz
AAC ELD (enhanced low delay AAC). Assist for as much as 8 channels from 8 kHz to 48 kHz
xHE-AAC (enhanced HE-AAC). Assist for as much as 8 channels from 8 kHz to 48 kHz
FLAC. As much as 48kHz, 2 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit (no dither for twenty-four bit)
MIDI. MIDI (Sort 0 and 1), DLS (Model 1 and a couple of), XMF, and Cellular XMF. Ringtone codecs RTTTL/RTX, OTA, and iMelody
MP3. As much as 48kHz, 2 channels in DSP (16-bit and 24-bit) and software program (16-bit)
Vorbis. Ogg (.ogg), Matroska (.mkv).
PCM/Wave. As much as 192kHz, 8 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit
AMR-NB. Supported
Opus. As much as 8 channels, 48 kHz Dolby Atmos (EC3_JOC). As much as 48kHz, 8 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit. Dolby Atmos is on the market on choose Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ titles when linked to suitable tools.
AC3 (Dolby Digital). As much as 48kHz, 6 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit
eAC3 (Dolby Digital Plus). As much as 48kHz, 8 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit
AAC-LC. As much as 48kHz, 6 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit
HE-AACv1 (AAC+). As much as 48kHz, 6 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit
HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+). As much as 48kHz, 6 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit
FLAC. As much as 48kHz, 2 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit (no dither for twenty-four bit)
MIDI. MIDI (Sort 0 and 1), DLS (Model 1 and a couple of), XMF, and Cellular XMF. Ringtone codecs RTTTL/RTX, OTA, and iMelody
MP3. As much as 48kHz, 2 channels in DSP (16-bit and 24-bit) and software program (16-bit)
Vorbis. Ogg (.ogg), Matroska (.mkv).
PCM/Wave. As much as 96kHz, 6 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit
AMR-NB. Supported
Opus. As much as 8 channels, 48 kHz Dolby MAT transcoding for Streaming software
AC3 (Dolby Digital) / EAC3 (Dolby Digital Plus) / Atmos(DDP+JOC) / AC4(Atmos) / Dolby TrueHD (Atmos)
MPEG-H passthrough
AAC Profile (AAC LC). Assist for as much as 8 channels from 8 kHz to 48 kHz
MPEG-4 HE AAC Profile (AAC+). Assist for as much as 8 channels from 8 kHz to 48 kHz
MPEG-4 HE AACv2 Profile (enhanced AAC+). Assist for as much as 8 channels from 8 kHz to 48 kHz
AAC ELD (enhanced low delay AAC). Assist for as much as 8 channels from 8 kHz to 48 kHz
xHE-AAC (enhanced HE-AAC). Assist for as much as 8 channels from 8 kHz to 48 kHz
FLAC. As much as 48kHz, 2 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit (no dither for twenty-four bit)
MIDI. MIDI (Sort 0 and 1), DLS (Model 1 and a couple of), XMF, and Cellular XMF. Ringtone codecs RTTTL/RTX, OTA, and iMelody
MP3. As much as 48kHz, 2 channels in DSP (16-bit and 24-bit) and software program (16-bit)
Vorbis. Ogg (.ogg), Matroska (.mkv).
PCM/Wave. As much as 192kHz, 8 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit
AMR-NB. Supported
Opus. As much as 8 channels, 48 kHz Dolby Atmos (EC3_JOC). As much as 48kHz, 8 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit. Dolby Atmos is on the market on choose Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ titles when linked to suitable tools.
AC3 (Dolby Digital). As much as 48kHz, 6 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit
eAC3 (Dolby Digital Plus). As much as 48kHz, 8 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit
AAC-LC. As much as 48kHz, 6 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit
HE-AACv1 (AAC+). As much as 48kHz, 6 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit
HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+). As much as 48kHz, 6 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit
FLAC. As much as 48kHz, 2 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit (no dither for twenty-four bit)
MIDI. MIDI (Sort 0 and 1), DLS (Model 1 and a couple of), XMF, and Cellular XMF. Ringtone codecs RTTTL/RTX, OTA, and iMelody
MP3. As much as 48kHz, 2 channels in DSP (16-bit and 24-bit) and software program (16-bit)
Vorbis. Ogg (.ogg), Matroska (.mkv).
PCM/Wave. As much as 96kHz, 6 channels, 16-bit and 24-bit
AMR-NB. Supported
Opus. As much as 8 channels, 48 kHz Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2 + BLE Bluetooth 5.0 + LE. Bluetooth 5.2 + BLE Bluetooth 5.0 + LE. Dimensions 99 x 30 x 14 mm 99 x 30 x 14mm 99 x 30 x 14mm