Back when Nvidia launched its RTX 50 series graphics cards early this year, something that got gamers talking was the lack of support for 32-bit PhysX games. While Nvidia-only PhysX features are certainly a thing of the past for game developers, they’re still notable in a range of popular, older 32-bit architecture titles. Now, Nvidia is adding support for what it says are the “top played PhysX-accelerated games” to bring performance back to the same level as previous-generation GPUs.

Essentially, due to a lack of support, using these 32-bit PhysX features on a 50-series GPU would tank your performance – this led to some interesting scenarios where an entry-level card like the RTX 3050 could outperform the RTX 5090. Some players even suggested running a dual GPU setup, so you can offload PhysX to the older GPU. However, given the size of modern GPUs, this may prove to be somewhat challenging.

PhysX 32-bit support on RTX 50 series graphics cards

“NVIDIA is also adding support for the top played classic, 32-bit GPU-accelerated PhysX games on GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs. GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs launched at the beginning of the year, alongside the phasing out of 32-bit support for CUDA.

This meant that PhysX effects in a number of older, yet beloved games were not GPU-accelerated on GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs. With the launch of NVIDIA’s new driver today, NVIDIA is adding custom support for GeForce gamers’ top played PhysX-accelerated games, enabling full performance on GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs, in line with its existing PhysX support on prior generation GPUs.”

Nvidia PR

List of supported games

• Alice: Madness Returns
• Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
• Batman: Arkham City
• Batman: Arkham Origins
• Borderlands 2
• Mafia II
• Metro 2033
• Metro: Last Light
• Mirror’s Edge

Support for Batman: Arkham Asylum is planned to be added in the first part of 2026.

Source: Nvidia

The new Game Ready Driver also comes with optimizations for Battlefield 6 to prepare for the Winter Offensive update on December 9. You may download the latest version on the GeForce website or through the Nvidia App. You can read the full blog post here.

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