A recent claim suggested that uninstalling the NVIDIA App could lead to significant performance gains, up to 20 frames per second (FPS), in PC gaming. However, a test conducted on an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 revealed a more modest performance hit of around 4-6%. This discrepancy highlights the importance of checking settings within the app itself.
The test used various games, including Path of Exile 2, Red Dead Redemption, STALKER 2, and Indiana Jones, with different rendering settings and technologies such as DLSS 3. The results showed that NVIDIA App does consume some CPU cycles, but this impact is minimal in GPU-bound games like Indiana Jones.
Experts recommend checking the app’s features, particularly Game Filters, which may be causing the performance issue. Uninstalling the app will not yield a 20FPS increase and may result in only 3-4FPS loss if certain settings are enabled by mistake.
This suggests that the reported performance issues might be specific to Windows 11, as no similar results were obtained on Windows 10. NVIDIA has issued an official statement acknowledging the issue and recommending disabling Game Filters from within the app’s settings.
It is essential to note that users who do not plan to utilize the app’s features may not experience any significant performance impact. The true culprit behind the reported issues remains to be determined, but checking settings within the app itself can help resolve the problem.
Source: https://www.dsogaming.com/articles/does-the-nvidia-app-cripple-your-pc-gaming-performance