NVIDIA App Allegedly Degrades Gaming Performance by Up to 15%, But There Is a Fix

[Visible Noise]

Queue the outraged AMD fans over an issue that doesn’t affect them.

 

[wolf]

Queue the outraged AMD fans over an issue that doesn’t affect them.

For software that's optionally installed, and a feature easily disabled, for something that will be quickly fixed, for use with a video card they don't use anyway.

 

[arbiter]

When you are doing something like applying a filter to change the way the game looks, it would be reasonable to expect fps to lost cause now gpu has to process the game to fit within the filter settings. Before anyone claims i am defending nvidia, no its called using logic. If you apply something like watercolor filter that will take time to process the image.

 

[AnarchoPrimitiv]

Queue the outraged AMD fans over an issue that doesn’t affect them.

Still haven't been any....so I guess that just leaves you....

 

[Ominence]

nVidia Control Panel FTW!

 

[iuliug]

5000 series was going to be up to 15% faster than 4000. But nooooooooo...... NO NO NO NOOOOOOOOO. Tom's had to reveal the secret! So now 5000 series now will NOT be up to 15% faster than 4000 series.
Thanks for the performance stagnation Tom's Hardware.

I was gonna say that Nvidia users would have noticed a drop in performance just in time for 5k series. Evil mastermind plot foiled.

When you are doing something like applying a filter to change the way the game looks, it would be reasonable to expect fps to lost cause now gpu has to process the game to fit within the filter settings. Before anyone claims i am defending nvidia, no its called using logic. If you apply something like watercolor filter that will take time to process the image.

Was that explicitly stated by Nvidia - if so - sure, if not - reasonably is not relevant.

 

[wolf]

Still haven't been any....so I guess that just leaves you....

Oh, you must have missed comment 2 and comment 8, there you go.

 

[arbiter]

Was that explicitly stated by Nvidia - if so - sure, if not - reasonably is not relevant.

I am not only one that says it and as i said LOGIC would say if you are doing something not native to game it would be a detriment to performance.

 

[Hecate91]

Queue the outraged AMD fans over an issue that doesn’t affect them.

And queue the Nvidia fans to deflect on an issue while running to defend their favorite company.

This is sort of hilarious for a trillion dollar corporation which claims they're a software company, that didn't bother to test before launching the app, then again they don't have to when fans will defend them and most reviewers won't even consider it a problem.

 

[Visible Noise]

And queue the Nvidia fans to deflect on an issue while running to defend their favorite company.

This is sort of hilarious for a trillion dollar corporation which claims they're a software company, that didn't bother to test before launching the app, then again they don't have to when fans will defend them and most reviewers won't even consider it a problem.

Thanks for proving my point!

 

[wolf]

Thanks for proving my point!

Double the amusement because at this point they're brining up "AMD Drivers Bad" more than the people they claim are doing it

It's also amusing that apparently the company value directly correlates to the expectation (from non-users of course) that they never have any software bug or issue whatsoever, no matter how minor and overblown it might be - a storm in a teacup if you will.

 

[LittleBro]

This is why I don't install optional software suite along with drivers. Never Does not matter whether it's Intel, Nvidia or AMD.
In the past, there were few incidents where people reported GPU app messing with in-game graphics settings. Since then, driver only.

It's because these apps are often bugged and may create unpredictable OS and/or hardware behavior.
Also, these apps also consume significant amount hardware resources for what they do, especially RAM.

Now every plaftorm client and GPU app will have their overlays. Only matter of time before they start colliding and making games to crash.
Already experienced this on few Ubisoft games purchased through Steam. Game crashes fixed after disabling Steam and Uplay overlay.

 

[capdauntless]

I'll be over here not having issues with my Radeon 6800 XT and drivers.

 

[boomheadshot8]

5years without nvidia shitty app i'm doing fine
Nvcleaninstall + DDU and running nice !

 

[Veseleil]

Queue the outraged AMD fans over an issue that doesn’t affect them.

We're here just for the fun man, no one is outraged except that nvidia fans are obviously triggered. Outraged would be a bit heavy word to use. I expect we're all adults here.
As a next tech purchase I recommend some sense of humour people. Even a cheap one would do. Cheers.

 

[Ruru]

So, the 'fix' is to not install the app? Got it.

I've honestly been thinking since the introduction of GFE that who even install this bloatware? Same goes with this somewhat rebranded thing.

 

[windwhirl]

GFE that who even install this bloatware?

For Shadowplay, maybe? I never had Nvidia cards so I have no idea what's depending on GFE/NVApp.

 

[Ruru]

For Shadowplay, maybe? I never had Nvidia cards so I have no idea what's depending on GFE/NVApp.

I guess.. but why not just record via traditional way? I've just used Afterburner for game recording myself though, with both NV and AMD cards.

 

[chrcoluk]

Fix will be exclusive to 5000 series Nvidia style, they will say its a chip feature.