NVIDIA App

The NVIDIA App is an essential tool for PC gamers and content creators. It keeps your PC equipped with the latest NVIDIA drivers and technologies, optimizes games and applications with a unified GPU control center, and provides powerful in-game recording tools for capturing memorable moments.



With features tailored for NVIDIA GPU users on both PCs and laptops, it serves as a comprehensive companion.

Currently in beta, the NVIDIA App for PC is a step toward modernizing and unifying NVIDIA’s software experience, combining elements from the Control Panel, GeForce Experience, and RTX Experience apps.

Whether you're a gaming enthusiast or content creator, the app makes it easy to stay updated and quickly find NVIDIA applications like GeForce NOW, NVIDIA Broadcast, and NVIDIA Omniverse.



With its unified GPU control center, users can adjust game and driver settings from one place. It also introduces a redesigned in-game overlay, offering convenient access to gameplay recording tools, performance monitoring, and game-enhancing filters, including new AI-powered options for GeForce RTX users.

This update streamlines certain features, discontinuing Broadcast to Twitch and YouTube, Share to Facebook and YouTube, and Photo Mode 360 & Stereo captures.



By focusing on core functionality, the software installs twice as fast, provides a 50% more responsive UI, and uses 17% less disk space compared to GeForce Experience.

Unified GPU Control Center

It brings together the Optimal Game Settings from GeForce Experience and the 3D Settings from the NVIDIA Control Panel into a single, unified interface.

This central hub allows users to review and adjust optimizations and driver settings with ease. You can tailor settings on a per-application basis or apply a global profile for all games and applications.

Enhanced Driver Information

Game Ready and Studio Drivers ensure an optimal experience for both gamers and creators.

Responding to user feedback, the desktop app now provides a simpler and faster way to view details of the latest driver updates, giving you insight into improvements and new features.

Redesigned In-Game Overlay

The In-Game Overlay has been completely redesigned for easier access to key tools. As always, the "Alt+Z" hotkey opens Shadowplay recording, Freestyle Game Filters, NVIDIA Highlights, photo mode, and performance monitoring.

The updated interface lets you quickly access these features while gaming or using other applications, and captured content is now displayed in a gallery with easy-to-navigate thumbnails.

New AI Freestyle Filters

NVIDIA Freestyle lets you enhance your games' visuals with real-time post-processing filters, compatible with over 1,200 games.

Now, it introduces AI-powered filters, taking advantage of Tensor Cores on GeForce RTX GPUs to deliver more dynamic and immersive visuals.

Redeem GeForce Bundles & Rewards

NVIDIA App users enjoy exclusive rewards, including in-game content, premium GeForce NOW membership offers, and more.

Simply open the program, navigate to the Redeem tab, and explore the latest rewards available to you.



Key Features

NVIDIA Graphics Drivers
Get the latest GeForce Game Ready and NVIDIA Studio Drivers to optimize performance for your favorite games and creative applications.

Game Ready Drivers
Developed in collaboration with game creators and rigorously tested, GeForce Game Ready Drivers provide the ultimate gaming experience from day one of a new game release.

Studio Drivers
Designed for artists and designers, NVIDIA Studio Drivers ensure peak performance and reliability when working with demanding creative applications.

GPU Control Center
Streamline your gaming and GPU settings in one centralized location. Customize features like VSync, DSR, and Low Latency Mode, and optimize game settings with the NVIDIA cloud data center, which personalizes graphics based on your system's GPU, CPU, and display. Plus, monitor and fine-tune your GPU automatically with a single click.

NVIDIA ShadowPlay
NVIDIA ShadowPlay makes capturing videos and screenshots simple, with features like DVR-style Instant Replay that saves the last 30 seconds of gameplay. Record up to 8K HDR at 30 fps or 4K HDR at 120 fps with minimal performance impact. NVIDIA Highlights captures key gaming moments automatically, ensuring you never miss a memorable play.

NVIDIA Overlay
Access real-time FPS and performance metrics with the updated NVIDIA overlay. Customize the display to include GPU and CPU utilization, FPS 1% Low, and latency metrics, with integrated NVIDIA Reflex Analyzer support for ultimate precision.

NVIDIA Freestyle
Transform your game's visuals with NVIDIA Freestyle’s real-time customization options and new AI-powered filters like RTX Dynamic Vibrance and RTX HDR. Built into the driver for smooth compatibility, Freestyle supports over 1,200 games.

RTX Dynamic Vibrance
Enhance in-game clarity with AI-powered RTX Dynamic Vibrance, which optimizes color contrast without causing color distortion. It creates visually vibrant gameplay, helping you distinguish key in-game elements with ease.

RTX HDR
The RTX HDR Freestyle filter, powered by AI, brings HDR-quality visuals to games without native HDR support. Enjoy stunning, dynamic range on HDR-capable monitors across a broad array of games running on DirectX and Vulkan.



Discover NVIDIA Applications

It offers an easy way to discover and launch NVIDIA gaming and creator applications.

GeForce NOW
The Next Generation in Cloud Gaming

NVIDIA Broadcast
Your AI-Powered Home Studio

NVIDIA Canvas
The App That Puts the AI in Painting

NVIDIA Omniverse
Connect Your Creative Worlds to a Universe of Possibility

FAQ

What are the benefits of upgrading to the NVIDIA app?

• Fast & Responsive Interface: The app installs faster, provides a UI that is 50% more responsive, and takes up 17% less disk space than GeForce Experience.
• Unified GPU Control Center: Combines GeForce Experience's Optimal Game Settings and the NVIDIA Control Panel's 3D Settings into one streamlined interface.
• Enhanced In-Game Overlay: Redesigned for quick access to features while gaming, with user-friendly thumbnails for easy viewing of captured content.
• Improved Driver Information: A simplified way to see “what’s new” and “what’s fixed” in driver updates, including quick notes on game support.
• Freestyle RTX Filters: Customize game visuals in real-time with AI-powered filters like RTX HDR and RTX Dynamic Vibrance, optimized for RTX GPUs.
• Explore NVIDIA Applications: Discover additional NVIDIA tools like GeForce NOW, NVIDIA Broadcast, and NVIDIA Omniverse.

Which games support optimal settings in the NVIDIA app?
It provides optimal settings for over 1,200 games.

What are the benefits of logging into the NVIDIA app?
By logging in, users can redeem GPU bundles and rewards, adding more value and exclusive content to their experience.

System Requirements

• Operating System: Windows 10, Windows 11
• RAM: 2GB system memory
• Disc Space Required: 600 MB
• Driver: GeForce 551.52 Driver or later

Supported Hardware

CPU

• Intel Pentium G Series, Core i3, i5, i7, or higher
• AMD FX, Ryzen 3, 5, 7, 9, Threadripper or higher

GPU

• GeForce RTX 20, 30, and 40 Series GPUs
• GeForce GTX 800, 900, 1000, 1600 Series GPUs
• GeForce MX100, MX200, MX300, 800M, and 900M GPUs

PROS

• Unified Control Center.
• Enhanced In-Game Overlay.
• Fast & Responsive UI.
• Improved Driver Information.
• Exclusive Rewards.
• AI-Powered Filters.

CONS

• Beta Version Limitations.
• Requires NVIDIA Hardware.
• High System Requirements.
• Windows OS Only.