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VALORANT's implementation of the NVIDIA Reflex SDK makes that setting moot. The VALORANT will override that setting with what you choose from the in-game options menu. I actually don't know all the details of how it worked before without an application component. I believe ultra was similar (but not as good) to what you have with "Boost" now and in general I'd recommend leaving it "On". I actually wonder if the control panel updated with the latest driver. I haven't taken it for a spin yet on my personal rig.

Reflex helps the cards that really need an upgrade the most. You could see some quite impressive games from this depending on your game's render settings (render resolution, anti-aliasing, etc)

Howdy! I'm the Product Manager / Tech Lead for the Gameplay Integrity team which was responsible for implementing this feature. If you have any questions about VALORANT and NVIDIA Reflex feel free to ask!

We implemented Reflex in VALORANT to help players reduce the input latency or "lag" between your mouse/keyboard inputs and what's happening on screen. It's defaults to on immediately once you install the driver. P.S. Please don't install the driver while playing VALORANT, it will probably crash, even if it doesn't it will require rebooting VALORANT

Recommendations: ALL players upgrade their drivers immediately and leave the setting at it's default (On). Reflex reduces input latency caused by the render queue. It will NOT change your framerate in-game. Your mileage in terms of gain may vary depending on your spec. Even if you can't notice the benefit in range there may be graphically intense moments in the game where reflex can help reduce input latency dramaticall...

It's going to vary a ton player by player and config by config. Reflex helps the most when you reach what we typically call a "GPU Bound" state. GPU bound is when your GPU "falls behind" your CPU. I have a GTX 1080 Ti at home and I still hit GPU bound scenarios because I play at 4K resolution with all my graphics settings cranked to max.

The important thing to note is that reflex will never increase your framerate. It's only impacting input latency. If you have the driver, there are also new settings in Video->STATS where you can turn on graphs for input latency caused by the GPU/CPU.

Some players may see little to no gain, for some players it will be night and day. If you have a higher end GPU you might try out boost as well but note that this will keep your GPU at max power usage so it's a tradeoff.

In general, I'd recommend all players leave reflex on. It can't hurt and there may be game scenarios where it can help smooth out input latency (e.g. ...

Depending on your gpu and video settings turning it on can have dramatic effects on input latency! I've seen scenarios where it reduces input latency by 8+ms! For comparison that's about as much as changing from a 60hz to 144hz monitor.

I'm super excited to give it a whirl on my home machine tonight! I play at high res so I hit moments in the game where reflex should smooth it out.

Boost will boost your GPU's clock speed 100% of the time. On NVIDIA GPU's if you fall below 40% GPU utilization, your GPU will start underclocking to save power & reduce heat generation. (fans will spin slower).

When you turn on boost you'll keep your GPU at 100% of it's clock speed for the trade offs mentioned. It can reduce input latency because it can reduce the time it takes for frames render start to finish. It won't necessarily increase your framerate though but you could see input latency wins especially on newer GPUs.

Boost is not necessary to get the gains from Reflex. Reflex by itself doesn't really have any downsides so we default it to on but leave it up to the user to enable boost or not.

Oh wow this is very weird. It looks like your monitor is reporting that it supports 1080p but it really doesn't. Do you know the exact model number for your monitor? It looks like an LG. You can locate it usually on the bottom of the monitor or in the top-left. I think I can see it in one of your videos but it's too blurry for me to read it. Some kind of PLAYTRON monitor but I can't read the code.

In terms of things to try in the short term is if you have a different connector have you tried using it? For instance, you're using HDMI so try using DVI. If you have another HDMI cable you might try using that as well. I have found certain HDMI cables can cause compatibility problems with certain monitors.

The fact that windows thinks the monitor mode is supported as well makes me wonder. Have you tried using a lower resolution and seeing if that at least centers the screen?

I can't so for sure but a lot of the stretching software out there will add additionally input latency and potentially even worsen your framerate. I wouldn't recommend trying to use it. VALORANT will force a 16:9 or 16:10 aspect ratio, we don't support 4:3 if that's what you're trying to get by stretching. 1680x1050 should work as a 16:10 aspect ratio though so I'm not sure why the game is having problems with your monitor. What does NVIDIA control panel say about your available resolutions?

No. The FPS stays the same.

Once we addressed some of the hardware configuration problems we were able to scale linearly with number of cores. You can just take the number of cores on the system and multiply it by three. We use a variety of sized servers depending on regional availability and cost but they all perform the same. The largest I've seen us use is a 56 core system that hosts 168 games or 1680 players.

Sorry that's pretty far outside my area of expertise. In general, most of the interns I've worked with have been with us over the summer. However, I don't think that's always the case. I'd say keep an eye out on riotgames.com/careers for any updates!

If you're interested in the engineering aspects of reflex. I'd also recommend thinking about how frames make it to the display more and reviewing the graphs in the reflex article. We often talk about a game being CPU/GPU bound as if those are two binary options. The reality is that a game can be both CPU/GPU "bound" in a way. Simulation happens first, then render. The input latency is the sum of these two things, not the longest of the two if that makes sense. However, they can be partially parallelized!

For this, we definitely thought about the trade off. In the end though, the hardware you play on is going to give you an advantage. Players with 144hz/240hz/360hz monitors are going to have an advantage over those without. Players with better ISPs that give lower latencies and no packet loss are going to have an advantage. Players with high-end machines are going to have higher framerates. Players with gaming mice with higher poll rates and better sensors have an advantage.

In the end, our goal for VALORANT is to make the interface between you and the game as responsive and seamless as we can possibly make it. To that end we're happy to support any hardware or software features that reduce the friction that input latency causes between what your brain/body can do vs what we can represent in game.

We try to weigh the pros/cons of supporting any technology against fairness and accessibility. Honestly if this was technology only supported by the 30XX series cards we mi...

This will be available to all NVIDA GPUs 900 series or better starting with the driver release slated for Sep17th.

It does not improve latency when you are CPU bound. I have a 1080 TI but I play with max graphical settings in 4K. There are still moments when my game becomes GPU bound. Good eye and understanding of though, you're right that this will mostly benefit GPU bound scenarios.

The setting in-game will automatically become available (and default to on) in VALORANT when you install a compatible driver! The current release day for the driver is scheduled as Sep17th. VALORANT patch 1.07 already has the code to support the features! All you need to do is make sure you keep updating your NVIDIA drivers.

It supports any monitor. However the higher the hz of your monitor the lower your input latency can be.

Reflex works as long as you have a 900 series NVIDIA card or better (2080 is better). So you'll be able to use it!

If you want to be able to measure your total input latency, you'll need a compatible monitor and mouse. However, that's only for MEASURING it, you get the latency benefit with any mouse or monitor.

The setting in-game will automatically become available (and default to on) in VALORANT when you install a compatible driver! The current release day for the driver is scheduled as Sep17th. VALORANT patch 1.07 already has the code to support the features! All you need to do is make sure you keep updating your NVIDIA drivers.

You'd need to check with Logitech about their support for Reflex Latency measurements on that mouse. I don't think there is a full list of supported devices released yet.