JANUARY 2022 PCWorld 101setting it to Auto and letting the AI decide
what’s best. If you want more, most games
also allow you to tweak the DLSS to favor
either performance or visuals. Talk about
supercharging!
NVIDIA AUTOMATIC
OVERCLOCKING
Even with DLSS on, your GPU can benefit even
more from overclocking, which will itself help
when pushing the latest titles with ray tracing.
While you can manually tinker with something
like MSI Afterburner to adjust power and
clock speeds, Nvidia offers a simpler solution:
The Automatic overclocking feature found in
the GeForce Experience software. For a fast
how-to, read our article on one-click GeForce
overclocking (fave.co/32bk5O1). After
tweaking your GPU, you should be able to
achieve higher frame rates. Keep in mind that
anytime you push a GPU further than stock,
you’ll also be
increasing the power
draw and heat output.
This means having a
good-quality power
supply with enough
headroom is vital.
You’ll also want to
make sure your case
is well optimized for
cooling your
hotrod GPU.NVIDIA REFLEX
If you’re a competitive gamer, Nvidia Reflex
will help you in one key way: reducing system
latency. From the moment you click your
mouse or tap a key on your keyboard, you
can measure and improve latency—the time it
takes to perform an action. For supported
games that require fast response, like Fortnite
or Apex, you can achieve a serious
improvement in latency with Reflex, as the
benchmark above from our Nvidia Reflex
deep-dive shows (fave.co/3su7Cj0). Some
games will benefit further with the aid of aSHORTER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE72.435.3Fortnite, DX12
(Epic visual preset)
Average PC+ display latency
RTX 3080RTX On, Reflex On
RTX 3080RTX On, Reflex OffNvidia’s automatic overclocking tool in GeForce Experience.