Note: You can use the "Application profiles" and "Global driver settings" modules
independently. For example, you can use the Global driver settings to modify
your active desktop application without having to use any of the Application
profiles features or settings.
• Application profiles refer to pre‐defined saved files containing NVIDIA OpenGL
and Direct3D driver settings for workstation applications.
Note: When you fist open the Performance & Quality page, the lists in the
• Global Driver Settings
The list that appears in the Global driver settings section contain OpenGL and
Direct3D‐based settings, which you can modify.
When Basic settings is selected in the View window (Figure 7.2), a standard
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shorter list of settings appear in the Global driver settings list. For details about
these basic driver settings, see "Basic Driver Settings" on page
When you select Advanced settings from the View window, additional
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advanced settings, intended for advanced users, appear in the Global driver
settings list. For details about these advanced driver settings, see "Advanced
Driver Settings" on page 109
You can change driver settings for any applications that you are currently running.
See "Changing Global Driver Settings" on page
You can also change driver settings for existing workstation application profiles and
new application profiles you are adding and then save these settings. See "Modifying
an Existing Application Profile" on page
Changing Global Driver Settings
To change driver settings globally for any OpenGL‐based or Direct3D‐based
application you are running, follow these steps:
1 Make sure the Active profile list is set to Global driver settings.
2 Click Apply.
3 From the Global driver settings list, click a setting that you want to change.
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Application profile section is set to the default "global driver settings" state
as shown in the screen image above. You can click these lists to select
workstation applications profiles for which you want to modify the driver
settings that appear in the global driver settings list.
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