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Q: Do I need Geforce Experience to make use of "Game Ready Drivers" (Nvidia)? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I install Nvidia drivers using NVCleanstall and leave GE uninstalled since I never really use it. Do driver updates that include game optimizations still apply?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

I believe you don't get Shadowplay without it, so if you need game recording / replay without impacting performance it's worth installing. But I would recommend the nvidia app beta instead of geforce experience as it doesn't require a login.

Other than that you don't get any optimizations by installing geforce experience, other than its game settings tuner thing which doesn't work at all.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Thankfully steam just put out a new beta for built in game recording

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/gamerecording

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

These days most apps vaguely related to gaming have a DVR function, so that might not be a pressing thing to keep it for. Xbox game bar and soon Steam get that function.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

OBS offers practically the same experience with its replay buffer and only uses single digit percent overhead for CPU. Shadow play is maybe slightly more convenient that’s all I can really say about it as it’s been a while.