Got an HDR monitor? Grab the new Nvidia App already it turns SDR games into HDR, and aims to beat Windows 11's similar feature

Date:
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:27:39 +0000

Description:
A previous leak indicated Nvidia was working on RTX HDR, a rival to
Microsofts Auto HDR, and this tech has now arrived.

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Team Green just revealed its new Nvidia App which replaces GeForce Experience and it comes with a trick which is essentially the GPU makers
take on a Windows 11 feature , namely Auto HDR.

Nvidias RTX HDR is an AI-powered filter which, like Microsofts Auto HDR , brings the benefit of HDR to plain old SDR games.

If youve got an HDR monitor , but youre playing a game that doesnt support HDR, then you arent getting the best mileage from your display in terms of visual quality.

So what these technologies do is take that SDR image and make an
approximation of HDR for the gamer to enjoy on their supporting monitor.

Now, that wont be as good as native HDR support, but its a lot better than nothing, and certainly a more vivid, punchy image than with just simple SDR.

As mentioned, this RTX HDR feature comes as part of the freshly revealed Nvidia App, and its compatible with Vulkan and DirectX games (from DX9 onwards). That new app offers a bunch of feature additions, alongside an overhauled interface (and Nvidia has dropped the requirement to sign in which will go down well with the PC gaming community).

Its still beta software right now, though, but the eventual idea is that this will be a one-stop-shop to replace the current Nvidia Control Panel and GeForce Experience (the latter of which was avoided by a fair few gamers,
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Clearly this is great news for those with an HDR monitor, although it doesnt come as a surprise, as there was a previous leak showing that Nvidia likely had such an Auto HDR-style feature waiting in the wings. So, that rumor was bang on the money.

There are a couple of notable caveats to be aware of, mind, notably that you need to have an RTX graphics card (the name RTX HDR gives that away) and you must be running Windows 11. As with Auto HDR, Windows 10 users are sadly left out in the tundra (literally, being saddled with somewhat bleaker images in SDR games than they could otherwise benefit from).

Of course, you must have an HDR monitor as noted, but those who dont get a consolation prize called RTX Dynamic Vibrance. This can work with any
display, whether its one of the best monitors out there replete with bells
and whistles, or a bog standard screen, and again uses AI to pep up visual clarity and make colors pop more (while avoiding color crushing, Nvidia notes ).

Based on Nvidias demos, RTX Dynamic Vibrance does make quite a difference,
but as the name again indicates, this is for RTX graphics cards only. You can use these features on a per-game basis, or theres a global switch for RTX
HDR.

Whatever the case, Nvidia GPU owners will doubtless be keen to try out this new feature, as the aforementioned leak involved a mod that enabled RTX HDR
in a pre-release state and even in that form, some gamers reckoned it was better than Microsofts Auto HDR. Nvidias take can also be used with more PC games, to boot.

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