After several months of being in preview, Nvidia has finally launched the new “Nvidia app” for everyone to use last month. This app takes the place of the previous GeForce Experience, and it serves as the primary platform for downloading Nvidia drivers, using performance measurement tools and overlays, as well as enabling RTX filters.
Performance Issues Observed
Nonetheless, it appears that Nvidia needs to make some optimizations, since the Nvidia app seems to cause a noticeable drop in performance in certain games. This was highlighted by X user Sebastian Castellanos, who observed a significant difference in performance while playing Black Myth Wukong and The Talos Principle 2, comparing results with and without the Nvidia app turned on.
Sebastian Castellanos’ experiments showed that Black Myth: Wukong achieved about 184 FPS with the Nvidia app running. When the app was disabled, there was a reported 22% increase in frame rate, allowing Black Myth: Wukong to reach 225 FPS. A similar situation was noted in The Talos Principle 2, where the game ran at 192 and 231 FPS with the Nvidia app active and inactive, respectively.
Other Users Report Similar Findings
Sebastian Castellanos isn't the only one who has observed performance drops due to the Nvidia app. Another X user, @Cactus_Cacti3, mentioned getting an improvement of about 40-60 FPS in Marvel Rivals after they removed the Nvidia app from their system.
While not as extreme as Sebastian's findings, another user, @compguru910, also conducted tests and confirmed that Black Myth: Wukong does see a tangible performance boost when the Nvidia app is disabled. This user reported an average FPS increase of roughly 14 FPS at 4K resolution while using the RTX 4080 Super (Available on Amazon) after uninstalling the app.
Conclusion
So, if you've experienced any strange dips in performance and have installed the new Nvidia app, you might want to consider uninstalling it to see if that helps.
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