NVIDIA has released a new driver update that significantly boosts performance in classic Batman Arkham titles when users employ a dual GPU setup. The update supports the GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5060 graphics cards. Testing shows that dedicating a secondary RTX 5060 to handle PhysX calculations yields substantial frame rate improvements in older games.
The performance gains are most pronounced in Batman: Arkham Asylum, where average frame rates increased by 76 percent. Batman: Arkham City saw an average frame rate improvement of 66 percent. Batman: Arkham Origins experienced a 25 percent increase in average frame rates. Batman: Arkham Knight showed a more modest 19 percent increase in average frame rates. These results come from tests conducted on a system equipped with an RTX 5090 and an RTX 5060.
New driver enables PhysX offload for dual GPU setups
The test configuration used an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor paired with 64GB of G.SKILL Flare X5 DDR5 memory running at 6200MHz. Storage was handled by a Crucial T700 Gen5 SSD on an ASUS ROG STRIX B850-F Gaming WiFi motherboard. The system ran Windows 11 25H2 with Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling enabled. Drivers were updated to version 595.76 to facilitate the PhysX offloading.
The secondary RTX 5060 card utilized only 14 to 37 percent of its processing power during these tests. This low utilization confirms that the card effectively offloaded heavy physics calculations from the primary RTX 5090. This setup demonstrates a viable method for enhancing performance in legacy titles that rely heavily on PhysX. Users with similar dual GPU configurations may see comparable results in these specific games.
Source: tomshardware.com
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