Previously, NVIDIA added the function of SDR** to HDR in the driver, and at that time we said that NVIDIA should launch the function of converting SDR games to HDR in the future, and now this prediction has come true. NVIDIA recently launched a new control center,The software name is called "NVIDIA APP",And in this control center,Integrate a large number of functions of N card,In addition to traditional game optimization,The key is also to add the function of SDR game to HDR,So that old games can also use N card on HDR display to get HDR effect。
The new Control Center actually combines GeForce Experience's game settings optimization with the 3D settings of the NVIDIA Control Panel into a single interface, making it easier for users to tune and set up drivers. This is just an initial beta release, but it's pretty feature-specific, including a redesigned in-game overlay that allows users to call up powerful game recording tools, performance monitoring overlays, and game-enhancing filters.
And we see that on the homepage, many of NVIDIA's past tools have actually been integrated, such as FrameView for testing game frame rate and power consumption, ICAT tool for comparing game images, CAN**AS tool for AI painting, including NVIDIA's cloud gaming project GeForce Now, live streaming tools and 3D content creation tools, etc., are all integrated on the home page, so that users can directly **, In the future, you can use it by clicking on this interface.
Of course, you may be more concerned about NVIDIA adding some features to the game, and in the global settings of the graphics, we see the RTX Digital Bright and RTX HDR functions, which are the settings that have a great impact on the actual graphics of the game. RTX numbers can improve the clarity of the game, while RTX HDR can turn SDR games into HDR games, especially since the latter is important for many older games.
According to nvidia, they found that only 5 of the 50 mainstream games now have HDR function, since the game manufacturer does not do it, then simply NVIDIA will do it for you, of course, this statement is a bit exaggerated, in fact, many new games have added the HDR function, but NVIDIA can indeed let players experience the HDR picture in the old game, as long as the user's display device supports HDR.
Let's talk about the RTX digital brightness function first, this function can be turned on under HDR and SDR, because it is just using AI to improve the clarity of the game, from our actual test, this function is still relatively obvious for the change of the image, but when it changes the clarity of a part of the image, it will also brighten the picture, which makes some pictures seem to lack depth and level, so we think this function depends on the needs and aesthetics of our own users, consider whether to turn it on or not.
For example, judging from the above game, after turning on the bright numbers, the ground is indeed clearer, some hazy processing is linear, and the texture is clearer. But nvidia has also done a volume treatment on the vista, the lights are brighter, the picture is whiter, and the contrast of some pictures is reduced, making the picture look less comfortable than the original picture, which is the same as what we said, related to aesthetics, and has nothing to do with technology, I don't want to open this option.
However, the game SDR to HDR is a bit interesting. In fact, if a game comes with an HDR function, it can present four states. If the monitor is under SDR, then it is naturally SDR game screen; If the monitor is turned on, there are three states, the first is to turn on the built-in HDR effect in the game, the second is to turn off the game HDR function, use the built-in SDR to HDR function of Windows, and the third is to use NVIDIA's RTX HDR function to convert SDR to HDR. We also tested the specific results.
From the point of view of specific effects,The depth of the picture is the best in all aspects,The brightness and color are excellent,The contrast is also very high,Obviously, it is still the HDR effect that comes with the game; This is followed by NVIDIA's RTX HDR. RTX HDR conversions, while not as good as the game's built-in HDR, do reflect brightness and highlight details (such as clouds in the sky). Windows's built-in SDR game to HDR can only be regarded as better than nothing, of course, the brightness and highlight details are stronger than SDR, but it may be inferior in some picture depths. As for the original SDR picture, it's actually pretty good, but it's really not as good as NVIDIA's RTX HDR conversion and the game's built-in HDR effect in terms of highlight detail and brightness.
So from our point of view, if the game itself has a built-in HDR switch, then there is no need to use this feature of the NVIDIA graphics card, because the graphics are really good; If you are an old game, you can use the RTX HDR feature to convert the SDR screen to HDR, especially if there is a display device that supports HDR. As for the SDR game to HDR that comes with Windows, it can't be said that it has no effect, but with RTX HDR, there shouldn't be much need to use it.
In general,nvidiaThis new control center is really powerful,It is recommended for every N card user to use,Not only do there are some magical game picture enhancement functions,At the same time, many of NVIDIA's own black technologies and software can be integrated on it,It provides great convenience for users to use。 Now this software is only in beta, and it will be more and more perfect in the future. We feel that with the blessing of this tool, more people may choose N card!
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