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The RTX 50 series does not support one of Nvidia’s oldest GPU technologies
Nvidia is no longer supporting the 32-bit PhysX technology. The brand quietly removed the legacy SDK from rotation, much to fans’ dismay who still play games that require it.
Nvidia has confirmed the End-of-life status of the GPU-accelerated simulation SDK which was known for shattering glasses, moving liquids, cloth simulation, and other particle effects. PhysX has been associated with AAA games such as the Batman Arkham Trilogy, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and Borderlands 2, Metro: Last Light Metro: Exodus Metro 2033, Mirror’s Edge The Witcher 3 and older Assassin’s creed titles.
PhysX, which was popular in the 2000s and into early 2010, began to fade away as Nvidia upgraded its graphics components. Nvidia’s RTX series became the new standard GPU technology. PhysX, on the other hand, was a failure because it wasn’t compatible with other GPUs or consoles. Tom’s Hardware is noted.
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The Verge is also noted Redditors discuss their disappointment over the end of support for PhysX. One member described the terrible results of forcing PhysX run Borderlands 2 on his computer. “Got drops below 60 FPS just by standing and firing a shockgun at a wall,” said they.
According to the commentator, he played on a high end system with an AMD Ryzen 9800X3D and an RTX5090. Comparatively, they claimed to have tested the same game on an RTX-4090 GPU and maintained a 120fps.
Playing legacy games is not for everyone. Tom’s Hardware says that enthusiasts can continue to use PhysX on a PC with a RTX GPU 50 series and above by pairing it up with an RTX graphics card 40 series or older, then using the latter component in the Nvidia Control Panel when necessary.
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