Nvidia is steadily working to replace the Nvidia Control Panel and GeForce applications with new Nvidia apps. The latest update to Nvidia’s new application (we’re not kidding) includes a slew of new features, including multi-monitor RTX HDR support, driver rollback, and more. Nvidia also announced the impending end of GeForce Experience and said all remaining users will be migrated to Nvidia apps by the end of the year.
G-Sync controls are now available in the Nvidia app. The GPU manufacturer has moved all G-Sync functionality from the Nvidia Control Panel to the new Nvidia application, so users no longer need to head to the Control Panel to change G-Sync settings. G-Sync settings includes a display section that shows which monitors are compatible with G-Sync, and whether you want to turn G-Sync on or off completely and activate G-Sync in full-screen applications only; Contains menu options to change how G-Sync is activated. Fullscreen and windowed applications.
RTX HDR is another major update that Nvidia has added to the new application. This is an AI-powered compatibility filter that converts SDR games to HDR on HDR-capable displays. As long as you’re running a DX12, DX11, DX9, or Vulkan title and a driver update on the 565.xx branch or later, you can now toggle RTX HDR in the game filter option in the Nvidia app overlay.
Regarding overlays, Nvidia is said to have listened to user feedback and introduced additional customization to the heads-up display. You can now change the font color to any color by manually entering a hexadecimal color code.
Improved game sorting in the Nvidia app. Sorting and filtering of games and apps by user is now preserved. Users can also hide apps and games they don’t want to appear in the Nvidia app, or remove manually added programs. The Nvidia app will alert users if DRM content prevents ShadowPlay recording.
Driver rollback is now a feature of Nvidia’s software suite. If necessary, Nvidia apps can roll back to previously installed drivers. This is great if your new Nvidia driver has a bug and is causing problems. Rolling back to a previously known stable driver can potentially fix issues with newer driver updates. Technically, before driver rollback was integrated, you could always clean up and uninstall buggy drivers and reinstall old drivers. However, the Nvidia app has a built-in rollback feature that makes this process easier and more convenient.
As mentioned earlier, Nvidia is now comfortable enough to push Nvidia apps to more users. Nvidia plans to migrate all GeForce Experience users to the Nvidia app by the end of the year and officially retire GeForce Experience by 2025.
