If you've played video games for as long as I have, you've undoubtedly grown to love or detest companion applications. The GeForce Experience app, an almost all-in-one solution from NVIDIA that offers players every convenience possible, is one example of this kind of program. Unfortunately, I've always thought it was a little too clunky. That is, until I learned about the new NVIDIA app, which promises to unify everything and is now in beta. After using it for a while earlier this week, I'm completely smitten. Why? Allow me to explain.
1. Win
's unified user interfaceThe UI of GeForce Experience was one of my main annoyances since it appeared so convoluted. That was annoying, as was the fact that every NVIDIA program had different settings. I was surprised to learn that NVIDIA has unified three of its most significant applications under one roof. This covers all RTX Experience applications, the Control Panel, and the GeForce Experience.
I was amazed by the updated appearance of the new NVIDIA app as soon as I fired it up. Instead of using an info-heavy design, the firm has adopted a minimalist approach. The colors naturally stay the same, but the application is now limited to a single pane on the left that contains all of the important bars. The home screen's NVIDIA Discover page even allows you to install all of the widely used applications directly.
But don't allow its simplicity deceive you into believing it's meaningless. The NVIDIA app now has all the crucial options that gamers need. The fact that even the application and global settings have been relocated here, which makes everything so much easier, thrilled me. Everything is now easily accessible, including the complex settings and the helpful home page.
2. No More Logging in Required!
Put the UI aside for a while. I would be a billionaire if I had a dime for how many times I installed GeForce Experience just to become annoyed when I had to log in. Finally being able to log out of the new NVIDIA app is one of its nicest features ! Yes, it is correct.
I was given the straightforward choice to either log in for gaming prizes or ignore it completely when I first set up the app. I excitedly chose the latter, and I've had it so much easier ever since. No more waiting for faulty websites or temporary links, and no more Google 2FAs. That is all history now that NVIDIA has acknowledged that the only thing gamers want to do is play. I appreciate you listening to me at last.
3. Redesigned Overlay Game
If you record and broadcast using OBS, it doesn't really bother me. Since I am already aware of how much performance monitoring depends on the Geforce overlay for all of us. Is it not that it moved too slowly? Always acting strangely and malfunctioning. That's something that the new NVIDIA can also help with. That overlay has been entirely redesigned and is now much superior to what it was before.
In order to make navigating this overlay easier, the major animations have been added. No more sluggish cursors while navigating the settings or just hitting the Performance button. Additionally, for convenience, NVIDIA has streamlined all of the overlay options into the left pane. At last, I could locate the record button and the gallery without becoming lost.
In addition to being user-friendly, the new overlay has utterly redesigned the Performance bar. You may now freely and much more customisely alter all the parameters in place of a cumbersome grid. I could play about with the font's enhanced version, move its location, and adjust its visibility. I can now use the NVIDIA overlay without worrying about it dying on me. And you can now record at 120 frames per second. You did really read correctly.
4. The Driver Panel Is Finally Useful
I acknowledge that my comprehension of GPU patch notes is lacking. I was always interested about the most recent upgrade, however, since there was little to no information about it on GeForce's driver update website. That, together with the fact that it used to break down often, did not give me confidence. Fortunately, NVIDIA also saw that.
The news that the recently updated NVIDIA Driver Panel is now, at last, really useful made me happy. The redesigned panel now displays a detailed summary and two sections for new and corrected modifications instead of just basic information.
One noteworthy observation is that the option to choose between Game and Studio drivers is now available directly inside the program. Even if I usually choose the former, it's much simpler to swap! Gamers who like going deep will appreciate the new driver panel. I'm certain that I did.
5. AI Filters Identify Items
The NVIDIA Freestyle By itself, filters are nothing new. But there are a few new ones that I really like that the new NVIDIA app brings about. "RTX Dynamic Vibrance" and "RTX HDR" are the two in discussion here. I seldom filter up my games, but I had to give these ones a shot.
I started Cyberpunk 2077 and gave Dynamic Vibrance a go. Although having to restart after applying it was a little inconvenient, it was still worthwhile. The game had an instantaneous pop of color and luminance when activating the filter. I did not anticipate. Just by itself, the picture brightened up considerably, and I saw features I hadn't previously. After saturation, the light colors in the game that I used to detest gained vibrancy. You don't think I'm real? Examine it for yourself.
