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NVIDIA tools, SDKs, and partner engines work together to produce the next generation of stunning real-time content that leverages AI and ray tracing.




NVIDIA ACE

ACE

ACE is a suite of technologies that help developers bring digital avatars to life with generative AI.

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Blast

Blast is a destruction library developed to replace the APEX Destruction module.

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DLSS

DLSS

NVIDIA DLSS is a neural graphics technology that multiplies performance using AI.

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RTXDI Bookshelf Scene

Dynamic Illumination

NVIDIA RTX™ Dynamic Illumination (RTXDI) automatically renders millions of realistic dynamic lights and shadows.

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Microsoft DirectX

DirectX

DirectX is a Microsoft graphics API for the development of real-time graphics that also codifies NVIDIA RTX technologies.

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Flow

NVIDIA Flow is a combustible fluid, fire and smoke simulation, following in the footsteps of NVIDIA Turbulence and FlameWorks

Learn more about NVIDIA Flow Access NVIDIA Flow Github

NVIDIA GeForce Experience

GeForce Experience

NVIDIA GeForce Experience™ is a companion application for GeForce that includes up-to-date drivers and optimized game settings.

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GeForce Experience

GFN Cloud Playtest

GFN Cloud Playtest

GeForce NOW (GFN) Cloud Playtest enables developers to manage their content on the GFN service, triage issues, and more.

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GFN SDK

GFN SDK

The GeForce NOW SDK (GFN SDK) allows developers to enhance their games to run more seamlessly on GFN.

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RTXGI Museum Scene

Global Illumination

NVIDIA RTX Global Illumination (RTXGI) renders multi-bounce lighting instantly with accurate indirect lighting.

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NVIDIA HairWorks

HairWorks

NVIDIA HairWorks enables advanced simulation and rendering techniques for richer hair and fur.

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HBAO

Horizon-Based Ambient Occlusion Plus

NVIDIA Horizon-Based Ambient Occlusion Plus (HBAO+) instantly renders realistic shadowing around objects.

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Kickstart RT

Kickstart RT

The Kickstart RT SDK enables developers to get more realistic dynamic lighting into their game engines in a much shorter timespan than traditional methods.

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RTXMU Street Scene

Memory Utility

NVIDIA RTX Memory Utility (RTXMU) reduces the GPU memory footprint caused by ray tracing.

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NVIDIA Micro-Mesh

Micro-Mesh

NVIDIA Micro-Mesh is a graphics primitive for micro triangles that can efficiently store opacity or displacement

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NVIDIA NeMo

NeMo

NVIDIA NeMo is an open-source framework for building and training conversational AI; the foundation of automatic speech recognition, text to speech generation, and language processing models.

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NVIDIA Nsight

Nsight Tools Suite

NVIDIA Nsight™ tools are a collection of applications for building, debugging, profiling, and developing software that utilizes NVIDIA hardware.

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NVIDIA Omniverse Platform

NVIDIA Omniverse Platform

Omniverse is a scalable, multi-GPU real-time reference development platform for 3D simulation and design collaboration. The platform is built with developers in mind and gives them the ability to customize their 3D workflows at every layer to easily develop new world building tools.

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Omniverse
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NVIDIA Audio2Face

Audio2Face

Audio2Face beta simplifies animation of a 3D character to match any voice-over track for interactive real-time applications or as a traditional facial animation authoring tool.

Learn more about Audio2Face Download Audio2Face
NVIDIA Omniverse Code

Omniverse Code

Omniverse Code is the integrated development environment for developers and power users to easily build their Omniverse extensions, apps, microservices or connectors.

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NVIDIA Path Tracing

Path Tracing

NVIDIA RTX Path Tracing merges years of best practices within real-time ray tracing and neural graphics development for building a real-time path tracer.

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PhysX

NVIDIA® PhysX® is a scalable multi-platform physics simulation solution that brings high-performance and precision accuracy to industrial simulation.

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NVIDIA Picasso

Picasso

NVIDIA Picasso is a cloud service for building and deploying generative AI-powered image, video, and 3D applications.

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NRD in Watch Dogs Legion

Real-Time Denoisers

NVIDIA Real-Time Denoisers (NRD) is a noise removal technology for image noise generated from lighting, shadow, and ray-traced sources.

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NVIDIA Reflex

Reflex

NVIDIA Reflex is a suite of technologies that measures, analyzes, and reduces system latency.

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NVIDIA Riva

Riva

NVIDIA Riva is a GPU accelerated speech AI SDK for building and deploying fully customizable, real-time AI pipelines.

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NVIDIA Texture Tools Exporter

Texture Tools Exporter

NVIDIA Texture Tools Exporter creates highly compressed texture files directly from image sources.

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Texture Tools Exporter

Naraka Bladepoint in Unity

Unity

Unity is a real-time development platform developed by Unity Technologies that’s used to make interactive 2D and 3D experiences.

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Fortnite on RTX in Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine is a real-time 3D creation platform developed by Epic Games that’s used to make photorealistic visuals and immersive experiences.

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Unreal Engine

Vulkan

Vulkan

Vulkan is a new-generation graphics and compute open-standard API created by the Khronos Group that provides high-efficiency, cross-platform access to modern GPUs.

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NVIDIA WaveWorks

WaveWorks

NVIDIA WaveWorks delivers cinematic-quality ocean simulation for interactive applications.

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NVIDIA ACE

ACE

ACE is a suite of technologies that help developers bring digital avatars to life with generative AI.

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DLSS

Deep Learning Super Sampling

NVIDIA Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) is a deep learning neural network that boosts frame rates and generates sharp images.

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NVIDIA Audio2Face

Audio2Face

Audio2Face beta simplifies animation of a 3D character to match any voice-over track for interactive real-time applications or as a traditional facial animation authoring tool.

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NVIDIA Nemo

NeMo

NVIDIA NeMo is an open-source framework for building and training conversational AI; the foundation of automatic speech recognition, text to speech generation, and language processing models.

Learn more about Nemo Download Framework
NVIDIA Riva

Riva

NVIDIA Riva is a GPU accelerated speech AI SDK for building and deploying fully customizable, real-time AI pipelines.

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NVIDIA Picasso

Picasso

NVIDIA Picasso is a cloud service for building and deploying generative AI-powered image, video, and 3D applications.

Learn more about Picasso


Naraka Bladepoint in Unity

Unity

Unity is a real-time development platform developed by Unity Technologies that’s used to make interactive 2D and 3D experiences.

Learn more about Unity

Fortnite on RTX in Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine is a real-time 3D creation platform developed by Epic Games that’s used to make photorealistic visuals and immersive experiences.

Learn more about Unreal Engine


NVIDIA Omniverse Platform

NVIDIA Omniverse Platform

NVIDIA Omniverse™ is a scalable, multi-GPU real-time reference development platform for 3D simulation and design collaboration, and based on Pixar's Universal Scene Description and NVIDIA RTX™ technology.

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NVIDIA Audio2Face

Audio2Face

Audio2Face beta simplifies animation of a 3D character to match any voice-over track, whether you’re animating characters for a game, film, real-time digital assistants, or just for fun. You can use the app for interactive real-time applications or as a traditional facial animation authoring tool. Run the results live or bake them out, it’s up to you.

Learn more about Audio2Face Download Audio2Face
GFN SDK

GFN SDK

The GeForce NOW SDK (GFN SDK) allows developers to enhance their games to run more seamlessly on GFN, to add cloud gaming into their stores and launchers, and to allow users to connect their accounts and libraries to GFN.

GFN Cloud Playtest

GFN Cloud Playtest

Coming soon! GeForce NOW (GFN) Cloud Playtest enables developers to manage their content on the GFN service, triage issues, and move more of their game development workflow into the cloud.

Omniverse Cloud

Omniverse Cloud

Omniverse Cloud is a suite of cloud services that gives artists, creators, designers and developers instant access to the NVIDIA Omniverse™ platform for 3D design collaboration and simulation from up to billions of devices.

Learn more about Omniverse Cloud Apply for early access

DLSS

DLSS

NVIDIA DLSS is a neural graphics technology that multiplies performance using AI to create entirely new frames and display higher resolution through image reconstruction—all while delivering best-in-class image quality and responsiveness.

Learn more about DLSS

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NVIDIA Micro-Mesh

Micro-Mesh

NVIDIA Micro-Mesh is a graphics primitive for micro triangles that can efficiently store opacity or displacement

Learn more about Micro-Mesh

NRD in Watch Dogs Legion

Real-Time Denoisers

NVIDIA Real-Time Denoisers (NRD) is a noise removal technology for image noise generated from lighting, shadow, and ray-traced sources.

Learn more about NRD Download SDK

RTXDI Bookshelf Scene

Dynamic Illumination


NVIDIA RTX™ Dynamic Illumination (RTXDI) automatically renders millions of realistic dynamic lights and shadows.

Learn more about RTXDI Download SDK
RTXGI Museum Scene

Global Illumination


NVIDIA RTX Global Illumination (RTXGI) renders multi-bounce lighting instantly with accurate indirect lighting.

Learn more about RTXGI Download SDK
Kickstart RT

Kickstart RT


The Kickstart RT SDK enables developers to get more realistic dynamic lighting into their game engines in a much shorter timespan than traditional methods.

Learn more about Kickstart RT Download SDK
HBAO+

Horizon Based Ambient Occlusion Plus

NVIDIA Horizon-Based Ambient Occlusion Plus (HBAO+) instantly renders realistic shadowing around objects.

Learn more about HBAO+ Download SDK
NVIDIA Path Tracing

Path Tracing

NVIDIA RTX Path Tracing merges years of best practices within real-time ray tracing and neural graphics development for building a real-time path tracer.

Learn more about Path Tracing


DLSS

DLSS


NVIDIA DLSS is a neural graphics technology that multiplies performance using AI to create entirely new frames and display higher resolution through image reconstruction.

Learn more about DLSS Download SDK  
NVIDIA Micro-Mesh

Micro-Mesh

NVIDIA Micro-Mesh is a graphics primitive for micro triangles that can efficiently store opacity or displacement

Learn more about Micro-Mesh

Memory Utility RTXMU

Memory Utility


NVIDIA RTX Memory Utility (RTXMU) reduces the GPU memory footprint caused by ray tracing.

Learn more about RTXMU Download SDK  
NVIDIA Reflex

Reflex


NVIDIA Reflex is a suite of technologies that measures, analyzes, and reduces system latency.

Learn more about Reflex Download SDK  

 NVIDIA HairWorks

HairWorks


NVIDIA HairWorks enables advanced simulation and rendering techniques for richer hair and fur.

Learn more about HairWorks Download SDK

PhysX


NVIDIA® PhysX® is a scalable multi-platform physics simulation solution that brings high-performance and precision accuracy to industrial simulation.

Learn more about PhysX
 NVIDIA WaveWorks

WaveWorks


NVIDIA WaveWorks delivers cinematic-quality ocean simulation for interactive applications.

Learn more about WaveWorks Download SDK

Flow

NVIDIA Flow is a combustible fluid, fire and smoke simulation, following in the footsteps of NVIDIA Turbulence and FlameWorks. The Flow library provides DX11, DX12 and Vulkan implementations, and will run on any recent DX11 or DX12-capable GPU.

Learn more about NVIDIA Flow Access NVIDIA Flow Github

Blast

Blast is a destruction library developed to replace the APEX Destruction module. It is redesigned from the ground up, focusing on performance, scalability, and flexibility.

Learn more about NVIDIA Blast Access NVIDIA Blast Github Repo


NVIDIA GeForce Experience

GeForce Experience


NVIDIA GeForce Experience™ is a companion application for GeForce that includes up-to-date drivers and optimized game settings.



Learn more about GeForce Experience Download SDK
NVIDIA Nsight

Nsight Tools Suite


NVIDIA Nsight™ Developer Tools are a collection of libraries, SDKs and APIs for building, debugging, profiling, and developing software that utilizes NVIDIA hardware.


Learn more about Nsight

 NVIDIA Texture Tools Exporter

Texture Tools Exporter


NVIDIA Texture Tools Exporter creates highly compressed texture files directly from image sources.


Learn more about Texture Tools Exporter

Download SDK
Omniverse Code

Omniverse Code

Omniverse Code is the integrated development environment for developers and power users to easily build their Omniverse extensions, apps, microservices or connectors. The Omniverse Code app provides the foundational tools and templates any developer needs in order to easily expose the powerful capabilities of Omniverse Kit SDK.

Learn more about Omniverse Code Download NVIDIA Omniverse

 Microsoft DirectX

DirectX


DirectX is a Microsoft graphics API for the development of real-time graphics that also codifies NVIDIA RTX technologies.



Learn more about DirectX

Vulkan

Vulkan


Vulkan is a new-generation graphics and compute open-standard API created by the Khronos Group that provides high-efficiency, cross-platform access to modern GPUs.


Learn more about Vulkan

Generative AI for Game Development

More NVIDIA SDKs that harness Generative AI for game development are on the way. Stay in the loop on the latest advancements in AI accelerated rendering, content creation, and more.


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NVIDIA ACE Enhanced with Dynamic Responses for Virtual Characters

NVIDIA ACE enables intelligent in game characters powered by Generative AI. Today we are introducing NeMo SteerLM - a model alignment technique that allows developers to train large language models to provide responses aligned with particular attributes ranging from humorous, to toxic, to helpful.


Watch the NVIDIA ACE for Games demo

NVIDIA Omniverse: Exploring DeepSearch with Activision

The NVIDIA Omniverse platform's AI and advanced rendering capabilities allow Activision to search through thousands of Call of Duty assets. Omniverse "Deep Search" makes searching through 3D assets completely intuitive, while Omniverse RTX Renderer's real-time path-traced rendering displays the search results in ultra-high fidelity, providing environmental lighting based on the game level.

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Activision video

AI-Powered Facial Animation with Audio2Face

Quickly and easily generate expressive facial animation from just an audio source with NVIDIA’s Deep Learning AI technology.





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Audio2Face


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