Does the Nvidia App Hurt Performance? We Benchmarked It.

[Scorpus]

Does the Nvidia App really hurt gaming performance? We benchmarked its background app, overlay, recording, and filters to see what affects frame rates and whether it is worth keeping installed.

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Does the Nvidia App Hurt Performance? We Benchmarked It.

 

[PierreJG]

I always say, gamers are like kids. They will look for something to complain about. I personally prefer AMD drivers, especially in Linux, but the problem is that the AMD overlay is not always supported in games. For example, Forza 6 hates AMD overlay, so I have to use their crappy in-game fps meter. Even some older games hate AMD overlay.

 

[bviktor]

Cool. It's cool that you measured it.

However, when I enable the stats overlay, D2R starts randomly stuttering. And when I don't, it doesn't.

I guess I'm imagining things.

 

[takaozo]

I hate Nvidia App because of the way it changes game graphic settings according to whatever algorithm they use. I want to setup my game settings and stay like that until I change them.

Impact on performance, idk I had the app installed for like 5 minutes until I removed it.

 

[Rapob]

As expected, no performance hit.

I hate Nvidia App because of the way it changes game graphic settings according to whatever algorithm they use. I want to setup my game settings and stay like that until I change them.

Impact on performance, idk I had the app installed for like 5 minutes until I removed it.

You have zero exprience with Nvidia App or don't have a clue on how to use it.

Nvidia App does not change a thing in terms of game settings unless you actively optimizes the game. This is a manual process.

 

[Achaios]

No, ty.

I don't like someone's malware running in the background, eating CPU cycles for nothing and harvesting data.

In case you have to use it for some reason, if you use dedicated internet security software, which you should, you should take care to block outbound connections for NVIDIA's malware. This should save you from numerous annoyances, such as unsolicited downloads (the app, if left unchecked, just downloads data all the time hogging one's internet connection) and of course prevent the "app" from transmitting your data back to the Leatherman's servers.

 

[dangh]

I always say, gamers are like kids. They will look for something to complain about. I personally prefer AMD drivers, especially in Linux, but the problem is that the AMD overlay is not always supported in games. For example, Forza 6 hates AMD overlay, so I have to use their crappy in-game fps meter. Even some older games hate AMD overlay.

There are no AMD drivers in linux... you have open source mesa drivers, integrated with kernel.
And... did you just complain about AMD overlay like a kid... ? ;D

 

[Rapob]

I always say, gamers are like kids. They will look for something to complain about. I personally prefer AMD drivers, especially in Linux, but the problem is that the AMD overlay is not always supported in games. For example, Forza 6 hates AMD overlay, so I have to use their crappy in-game fps meter. Even some older games hate AMD overlay.

AMD don't have drivers for Linux. You are using open source drivers.

In the consumer space, Linux gets no focus from Intel, AMD or Nvidia. At least not yet.

 

[Rapob]

No, ty.

I don't like someone's malware running in the background, eating CPU cycles for nothing and harvesting data.

In case you have to use it for some reason, if you use dedicated internet security software, which you should, you should take care to block outbound connections for NVIDIA's malware. This should save you from numerous annoyances, such as unsolicited downloads (the app, if left unchecked, just downloads data all the time hogging one's internet connection) and of course prevent the "app" from transmitting your data back to the Leatherman's servers.

You are clueless. This test literally shows no performance is lost.

Dedicated internet security software, hahahaha. Grandpa is that you?

 

[cldmstrsn]

Some people think a flea fart affects performance

 

[m4a4]

Nice to know (never suspected it).

Now, the one launcher I never leave open is the Epic Games Store. That one is bloatware. Free games are nice, but it gets fully closed when I'm not using it lol

 

[opckieran]

Pretty sure NV App is superceding NV Control Panel anyways...

 

[abactuon]

It's not entirely clear what performance has to do with this. If I understand correctly, the program can write values to the main profile and to the profiles of each game. If you don't need to switch profiles (most people don't), then there's no need to keep this program running in the background.
If we follow your logic, then we should launch everything offered - CORSAIR iCUE , MSI Center, Samsung Magician Software, etc., depending on the computer.
Set it up once and don't run anything else.
Most of the basic settings still need to be made in the games' menus themselves.

 

[onebignerd]

No, ty.

I don't like someone's malware running in the background, eating CPU cycles for nothing and harvesting data.

In case you have to use it for some reason, if you use dedicated internet security software, which you should, you should take care to block outbound connections for NVIDIA's malware. This should save you from numerous annoyances, such as unsolicited downloads (the app, if left unchecked, just downloads data all the time hogging one's internet connection) and of course prevent the "app" from transmitting your data back to the Leatherman's servers.

Every driver and software you have installed sends telemetry.