Streaming Devices / Amazon
Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen)
The fastest Fire TV stick — Wi-Fi 6E and 16GB, built for cloud gaming.
Overall score 7.6/10
Pros
- + Fastest Fire TV stick, and the only one with Wi-Fi 6E
- + 16GB of storage leaves real room for apps and games
- + Best Fire TV stick for cloud gaming
- + Ambient Experience turns an idle TV into an art frame
Cons
- − Three years old with no 2026 refresh
- − Ethernet still requires a dongle
- − Costs $10 more than the 4K Plus for the same Dolby Vision and Atmos support
- − Ad-heavy Fire TV home screen
- − Likely the last Android-based Fire TV stick, which is a plus for sideloading today and a risk for app support later
Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen) review: what the specs say
The fastest Fire TV stick — Wi-Fi 6E and 16GB, built for cloud gaming. At $59.99, Amazon's 2023 model sits in the middle of the range — the streaming Devices we compare run from $34.99 to $249. It scores 7.6/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 8 categories rather than from a subjective impression.
Its strongest showing is Audio Support at 9.0/10 — dolby Atmos and DTS handling, and whether audio is decoded or only passed through. The weakest is Smart Home at 5.0/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.
Worth knowing before you buy: three years old with no 2026 refresh; and ethernet still requires a dongle. Every specification on this page comes from Amazon's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.
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Full Specifications
| Max Resolution | 4K (3840x2160) at 60fps |
| HDR Formats | Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG |
| Dolby Vision | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| Processor | MediaTek MT8696T — quad-core Cortex-A55 at 2.0GHz |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 16 GB |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Ethernet | Adapter only (10/100, sold separately) |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 + BLE |
| Operating System | Fire OS 8 (Android 11) |
| Remote | Voice, TV power/volume/channel, Recent and Settings shortcuts; no backlight; no remote finder |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6E (tri-band 2.4/5/6GHz), Bluetooth 5.2 + BLE, HDMI 2.1 with ARC input support, Ethernet via optional adapter (10/100) |
| Material | Plastic HDMI stick |
| Warranty | 12 months |
Compare Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen) With
Cheaper Alternative
onn. 4K Pro (2026) — $59.98
Premium Alternative
Roku Streaming Stick 4K — $79.99