Last February, I had the opportunity to try the NVIDIA App, a new application that will replace GeForce Experience. At that time, this app was in beta stage, which means that it is not yet finished and some improvements are pending. Despite everything, my experience was very positive, so much so I decided to keep it installed on my computer.

That means that I haven’t stopped using the NVIDIA app because I installed it in February. Some may argue that I took a risk because this is still a beta version of the app after all, but the truth is that this app was already so polished and well done that I ended up not having the slightest problem.

Time has passed, NVIDIA has been releasing new updates to bring this app to its final version, and today is finally the big day. NVIDIA applications It is now available in its final versionand it comes with very important new features that make it much better and much more complete than GeForce Experience.

What it is and what it contains NVIDIA App

It is an application designed for computers with NVIDIA graphics card, very light and completely free, which can be downloaded through the official NVIDIA website. This application integrates a set of functions and technologies that make our lives much easier, and it is also much lighter and faster than GeForce Experience.

According to the official data of the green giant, this is a new application installs in half the time, takes up 17% less space and is 50% more responsive. In addition, it also has a much more modern and intuitive interface and has a set of very interesting features that are perfectly divided into different categories.

On the home screen, with a few clicks, we have access to all the functions and features offered by the NVIDIA application. It also serves as a cover to display NVIDIA’s latest announcements, keeping us informed discover new applications and tools from NVIDIA that can help us.

If we look at the left side, we find different sections which will allow us to download the latest drivers, view the graphics settings of the various games we have installed, view information about our equipment, redeem coupons and game codes and access the configuration section where we can find various options regarding:

• An overlay in games that allows us to measure performance and visualize resource consumption in games.
• Activate filters in games and photo mode.
• Enable automatic driver downloads.
• Customize notifications and game search directories.

With the NVIDIA application we can use automatic game optimization that you have identified in our library. These settings are designed to achieve the best balance between graphics quality and performance depending on the configuration of our device. Very useful, especially for those who are not clear about the most important settings in games in terms of improving performance and prefer automatic configuration.

Overlay and value of exclusive features

The overlay is undoubtedly one of the most important and valuable features that the NVIDIA App contains. We can easily activate it by pressing “alt + z” on our keyboard and through it we can enjoy a new set of very valuable features. , as activate the AV1 recording codec, which uses advanced compression to improve video recording quality.

We can also use a function through this layer screen recordingwhich will allow us to immortalize our games, activate instant playback, take screenshots, access the photo mode, automatically capture the most important moments of the game, use filters, activate or deactivate the microphone and activate image overlays. performance metrics.

I wanted to make a special mention of the filters section because it plays a very important role. We will get to it by pressing “alt + F3” and it will allow us not only to activate the basic filters, but also give us the possibility to use RTX Dynamic Vibrancewhich improve the vividness and clarity of the scene, and RTX HDRwhich allows us to apply HDR (High Dynamic Range) to any compatible game that was limited to SDR by default.

I already told you about both in my analysis of the first version of the NVIDIA application, and I must say that they make such a big difference that they make great value in games. In the attached image, you can see how the image quality improves by enabling RTX Vibrance in Resident Evil 4 Remake, one of the games where it has the biggest impact due to the strong contrast in low light areas.

All the keys about your equipment and higher performance in one click

Through the “System” section, we can view important information about our PC and we will also be able to activate a automatic overclocking settings which will increase the working frequency of our graphics card to improve performance. This modification is automatic and done safely, so we don’t have to worry about anything.

That was exactly one of the most important news which the green giant introduced in the NVIDIA App since it arrived in the beta phase. And while we’re talking about new features, we can’t overlook other important features and innovations that have been incorporated into the final version that make it one of the best apps in its class, such as the option to go back to the previous driver. RTX HDR support in multi-monitor configurations and AV1 support in ShadowPlay.