Nvidia has written to Tom's Hardware with an official response to the Nvidia App performance testing results shared by our graphics editor on Monday. In brief, it is aware of the issues and is working on fixes, but for now, it recommends a simple workaround. If you are experiencing an Nvidia App performance hit, it suggests that you turn off the 'Game Filters and Photo Mode toggle' in the App's settings.
"We are aware of a reported performance issue related to Game Filters and are actively looking into it," an Nvidia rep wrote. "You can turn off Game Filters from the Nvidia App Settings > Features > Overlay > Game Filters and Photo Mode, and then relaunch your game." Nvidia also shared a link to a community post headlined 'Game Filters and Performance in Nvidia App,' repeating this message.
The Nvidia App performance impacts that we measured yesterday were quite significant. In the handful of games we had time to test, to get a grasp of the issue, we saw games dropping average frame rates by up to 15%. That is almost as big a drop as stepping down a graphics card tier in some cases… Users were therefore understandably irritated by this issue, as it practically made some graphics cards perform as well as one that could be had for $100s cheaper.
