NVIDIA Reflex: Reducing PC Latency in Apex Legends: From The Rift, VALORANT Episode 9 Act III, Fortnite Ch. 2 Remix & More
By Andrew Burnes on November 07, 2024
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NVIDIA Reflex is a game-changer, reducing PC latency on GeForce graphics cards, desktops and laptops so your actions occur quicker, giving you a competitive edge in multiplayer matches, and making single-player titles more responsive and enjoyable.
Since its debut in September 2020, NVIDIA Reflex has reduced PC latency in over 130 games, and over 90% of GeForce gamers have enabled Reflex. 9 of the top 10 competitive shooters feature Reflex support, including Apex Legends, Call of Duty®: Warzone™, Counter-Strike 2, Fortnite,VALORANT, and Overwatch 2, along with critically acclaimed smash hit games such as Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Diablo IV, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Remnant 2, God of War, Hi-Fi RUSH, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Red Dead Redemption 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered.
In 2023 alone, GeForce gamers played over 10 billion hours of their favorite titles with increased responsiveness thanks to Reflex’s innovative PC latency reducing technology.
Gamers eagerly anticipate each new season of their favorite competitive shooters, the most popular of which include Apex Legends, Fortnite, and VALORANT. Each has recently kicked off new seasonal updates, and in all three games GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs with NVIDIA Reflex delivers the highest FPS and lowest latency making controls more responsive, and giving you the best possible chance of victory.
Additionally, new NVIDIA Reflex-compatible mice are now available, MechWarrior 5: Clans has launched with day-one Reflex support, we’ve tested Counter-Strike 2 performance and PC latency on GeForce RTX-powered laptops, and show how Reflex helps pro players get frag after frag in the game.
Read on to learn more.
Apex Legends: From The Rift Now Available With Reflex
Rewind the clock to the original Kings Canyon and relive the excitement of the first Apex Games, with OG Legends, Weapons, and the unforgettable energy that started it all in Apex Legends’ new From The Rift update. But that’s just the beginning. Lifeline transcends into a frontline powerhouse, reworked with abilities to teleport DOC to allies, glide through the air, and deploy a forcefield to boost healing efficiency.
Plus, cosmic portals open the sky, delivering Rift Relics—packed with powerful weapons and abilities to send your play beyond. Equip the EPG-1 Launcher with infinite ammo or the original charge rifle, hitting heavier than you even remember. Hop-ups like “HP-Absorb” heal you with every hit, while Boost Kits give you reality-bending powers to phase into the void and dodge death.
As you master these cosmic tools, sharpen your arsenal with the Raptor’s Claw, a killer new Universal Melee Cosmetic and ascend the From the Rift Battle Pass to unlock Legendary Skins, the Reactive Mozambique, and more.
In Apex Legends, using NVIDIA Reflex increases responsiveness by up to 37%, ensuring your shots and actions occur without virtually any delay. And by playing on a GeForce RTX 40 Series graphics card, performance will be maxed out, helping you see the action with maximum clarity at the highest resolutions, which can help with targeting and opponent tracking, leveling up your battlefield performance.
Fortnite Ch. 2 Remix Available Now With Reflex
Welcome to Fortnite Chapter 2, the Remix. The Island you knew is back, remixed and reimagined, with weekly location and loot drops inspired by the best of early Chapter 2 gameplay and some of the greatest music icons in history. In this time rewind, Snoop D-O-double-G heads up the Agency, the rap god Eminem sets up shop in the Grotto, hip hop princess Ice Spice lays claim to Shark Island, and the remix hits the finale with a celebration and tribute to the legend and icon, Juice WRLD. Push play, turn up the volume, and open up the vault in Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 2 Remix!
Reduce PC latency in all of Fortnite’s modes for even more responsive gameplay by simply activating NVIDIA Reflex with a few clicks. On a GeForce RTX 40 Series GPU, PC latency is reduced by up to 46% in the battle royale–your actions are more responsive, and performance is so high, you’ll see the battlefield at its best with maximum clarity.
Using GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs you can significantly upgrade your Fortnite frame rates. Compared to GeForce RTX 20 Series GPUs, performance doubles, and if you’re currently gaming on a GeForce GTX 10 Series card you’ll be playing at frame rates that are around 3 times faster.
VALORANT Episode 9 Act III Available Now With Reflex
VALORANT is a competitive 5v5 character-based tactical shooter developed by Riot Games, with high-fidelity gunplay, a diverse arsenal of guns, agents with unique abilities, and competitively tuned maps for thousands of hours of play. VALORANT is free-to-play and optimized to perform on a wide variety of PC hardware, but on a high spec PC you’ll have the definitive competitive experience.
Now, VALORANT Episode 9 Act III has arrived, introducing a new Team Deathmatch map, Sunset map changes, and Agent updates:
Jump into the shooter’s highly competitive modes with minimal PC latency and maximum FPS on GeForce RTX GPUs. Using our latest GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs with NVIDIA Reflex, PC latency is less than 10ms, and performance as high as 600 FPS, giving you a competitive edge in every high stakes match.
Dominate In Counter-Strike 2 & XDefiant With NVIDIA Reflex
Using the power of a GeForce RTX 40 Series GPU and NVIDIA Reflex, gamers can dominate other teams while playing Counter-Strike 2 and XDefiant.
In Counter-Strike 2, GeForce RTX 40 Series Laptop gamers can play at up to 300 frames per second at max settings in the competitive game, maxing out the capabilities of the fastest G-SYNC displays, for the best possible gameplay with the lowest levels of PC latency. And by activating NVIDIA Reflex, latency is further reduced by up to 35%, allowing the fastest laptop configs to play Valve’s high intensity shooter with as little as 10 milliseconds of PC latency.
In XDefiant, enable Reflex to reduce PC latency by up to 58% on GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs. Play at up to 380 FPS, with PC latency as low as 8 milliseconds enabling faster target acquisition, quicker reaction times, and the best aim precision.
With top level gaming skills, super faster performance, and Reflex-optimized latency, players can dominate every match, as you’ll see in our Counter-Strike 2 and XDefiant frag videos:
Upgrade your system today to up your game in these and other competitive titles.
MechWarrior 5: Clans Available Now With Reflex
Piranha Games’ MechWarrior 5: Clans is a new single-player and co-op, campaign-based MechWarrior title, powered by Unreal Engine 5. Take on the role of a newly graduated pilot from the Smoke Jaguar cadet program, thrust into the heart of the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere during Operation Revival.
This pivotal moment in the MechWarrior universe sees players leading a five-mech "Star" squad across numerous planets with diverse biomes, engaging in an expansive campaign filled with immersive gameplay and intricate combat encounters. Armed with customizable BattleMechs featuring cutting-edge technologies, players explore a wealth of tactical options and strategic possibilities.
As the first Clan-based MechWarrior game in nearly three decades, it combines a captivating narrative with well-crafted characters and moral dilemmas, culminating in a dynamic and adaptive combat experience enhanced by a revamped MechLab, Hardpoint, and OmniPod system.
MechWarrior 5: Clans features support for both NVIDIA Reflex and DLSS 3 with DLSS Frame Generation and DLSS Super Resolution. With a GeForce RTX 40 Series GPU in your PC or laptop, you can experience the game on PC at its absolute best, with the highest levels of performance and lowest levels of PC latency.
Matthew Moniz Explains The Benefits Of Reflex On Laptops
Tech YouTuber Matthew Moniz recently checked out NVIDIA Reflex on gaming laptops, explaining why users should enable it and how it works, and showing the benefits of Reflex in several games. If you’re new to Reflex, it offers a great introduction to our game-changing technology:
New Mice With NVIDIA Reflex Analyzer Support Available Now
Reflex is present in the best competitive games, G-SYNC Monitors with Reflex have the highest refresh rates with excellent image clarity, and Gaming Mice with Reflex are primed to up your game. To fully measure and record end-to-end system latency, from click to game, to display, you need a Reflex compatible monitor and mouse.
Three new Reflex-compatible mice are now available for purchase: the ASUS ROG Harpe Ace Mini, ASUS ROG Harpe Ace Extreme, and MSI Versa 300 Elite Wireless. They join the list of over 90 Reflex-compatible gaming mice available that help you measure latency - see the complete list of mice here.
To measure system latency with your compatible NVIDIA Reflex accessories, follow our guide here.
More To Come Soon
Even more new NVIDIA Reflex games, plus Reflex-compatible mice and monitors are on their way, so stay tuned to GeForce.com to learn more when the news drops; check out the complete list of currently supported games and devices on our NVIDIA Reflex website.