It seems that NVIDIA's latest software, the "NVIDIA App," has resulted in performance degradation for internet users, but fortunately, a fix is on the way.
NVIDIA's Newest Software Seems To Be Bringing In Performance Drops Due To Its "Game Filters", Fix Is Likely In Progress
For those unaware, after the rather "retirement" of NVIDIA's GeForce Experience software, Team Green replaced it with a new NVIDIA App tool, which is said to be a unified source of software adjustments for GPUs out there. However, users on X, notably Sebastian Castellanos, revealed that he has been experiencing noticeable performance drops with NVIDIA's App running in the background, with in-game performance dropping by up to 15%, which is indeed a big difference.
Yikes, looks like having the NVIDIA app installed was destroying perf in some of my games (mainly UE5 ones) like Black Myth Wukong and The Talos Principle 2. Uninstalling the NVIDIA app fixed some horrendous frametime issues and gave me an extra 15%+ of performance! pic.twitter.com/KimvcahJ1P
— Sebastian Castellanos (@Sebasti66855537) December 15, 2024
It seems like temporarily, uninstalling the app fixed the performance drop, but it isn't an optimal solution. Interestingly, benchmarks by Hardware Unboxed show that the results vary on different systems in terms of the percentage drop in average FPS, and moreover, the actual issue doesn't lie in the software itself, rather the NVIDIA overlay is what is causing the performance degradation. In particular, it is said that the "Game Filters and Photo Mode" option for the app is the culprit behind the issue.
Well, NVIDIA was quick to respond to the issue, where they revealed that the have identified the problem, and as a temporary fix, has advised users to disable the Game Filters and Photo Mode option, until a fix is pushed out. For now, instead of uninstalling the "NVIDIA App" itself, we would recommend users experiencing the problem to disable the setting mentioned above, since benchmarks do show that this does fix the performance drop.
We are aware of a reported performance issue related to Game Filters and are actively looking into it. You can turn off Game Filters from the NVIDIA App Settings > Features > Overlay > Game Filters and Photo Mode, and then relaunch your game.
Given that "NVIDIA App" is a new venture by Team Green, we can expect such problems to surface, although the program has been in beta testing for quite some time now, so this does show that inconsistencies are present in the software till date.
About the author: Muhammad Zuhair is a hardware and technology reporter for Wccftech, specializing in the semiconductor industry and the complex interplay between technology, manufacturing, and geopolitics. His coverage focuses on the corporate strategies and technological roadmaps of industry giants like TSMC, NVIDIA, Samsung, and Intel. Zuhair's expertise lies in deconstructing complex topics such as fabrication nodes (e.g., 2nm process), the economic impact of policies like the CHIPS Act, and the strategic development of AI infrastructure from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel.
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