Overwatch supports NVIDIA Reflex, up to 50% less latency!

NVIDIA convinces the community about Reflex with this support in Overwatch, a title from the famous Blizzard. Being a competitive game, eSports will benefit from this technology, which is present in the RTX 3000 (Ampere), RTX 2000 (Turing), and in the GTX 1000 (Pascal).

The casual user may not be very interested in this, but the Overwatch pro-player is, and latency is key in competitive games. In this case, it is the Blizzard game that benefits from NVIDIA Reflex, and we have seen a test that reveals the differences between having this technology activated and deactivated. Specifically, it can cut latency in half.

NVIDIA Reflex Comes to Overwatch: Less Latency, More Accuracy

This is good news for the professionals who compete in Overwatch, and it is that NVIDIA Reflex brings great benefits in terms of latency. A single second can make the difference between one screen and another, and in this sense, there are 4 keys:

• A good network connection.
• A good GPU and CPU.
• Screen with a high refresh rate, and in this case with G-SYNC if possible.
• The secret ingredient: NVIDIA Reflex.

This technology is completely free for NVIDIA users, whether you have a Pascal (GTX 1000), Turing (RTX 2000), or Ampere ( RTX 3000 ) GPU. It is a technology that reduces system latency so you can react faster, see targets faster, and increase accuracy.

The problem is that not all games have NVIDIA Reflex available, but Overwatch is already in the catalog of games that support it. NVIDIA has not been slow to show the virtues it offers in Overwatch through 3 tests starring the RTX 3080, RTX 2060 Super, and the GTX 1660 Super.

In all of them, latency was cut by about half, especially on the GTX 1660 Super. However, the user may be wondering, what should I do to enjoy these benefits? Do the following:

• Participate in the NVIDIA Reflex Public Beta.
• To do this, we must have an original Overwatch license on Windows, as well as our Battle.net account.
• Download the March 11 update.
• Open the game and go to options > video settings> enable NVIDIA Reflex.
• In case the PTR (Public Test Region) is not available, exit the game and follow these steps:
• Restart Battle.net.
• Go to the Overwatch tab and the menu on the left.
• Select “Public Test Region (PTR)” from the “Game Version” drop-down.
• Click install.
• With PTR installed and updated, you just have to hit play.

Say that Overwatch incorporates a latency indicator, although we can also enjoy it through a monitor compatible with Reflex Latency Analyzer. Then you just need to place the location of the monitor, but won't it distract you a bit during the game?

In addition to all this, NVIDIA provides us with a system latency optimization guide for those who want to further reduce latency.

What do you think of this update?