By Goran Damnjanovic
Publication Date: 2026-08-08 17:45:00
I had used NVIDIA GPUs for about a decade until I replaced my trusty RTX 3070 with an RX 9070 XT in early 2025. The AMD graphics card was, and still is, impressive when it comes to gaming performance, but after making the switch, what surprised me most was the software, not the hardware.
The biggest shock after switching to an AMD GPU was AMD Software
AMD Software was so much better than what NVIDIA offered at the time
During my years with NVIDIA, the NVIDIA Control Panel was the main configuration utility I used to adjust all GPU-related settings. The app was anything but pretty, and while its XP-era design did carry a dose of nostalgia, the fact of the matter is that NVIDIA should’ve updated it years ago. NVIDIA GPU owners also had access to GeForce Experience, a more modern-looking piece of software that packed some extra features and options, but the Control Panel remained the de facto control software for NVIDIA graphics cards.
The company released the NVIDIA app in beta in early 2024 with the promise that it would, over time, replace the Control Panel. Despite officially launching later that year, I still had to use both the NVIDIA app…