--- title: You're wasting your OLED monitor if you're ignoring this... description: RTX HDR, an Nvidia App feature, converts SDR games and videos to HDR on the fly, making OLED monitors more worthwhile even when native HDR support is missing.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/you-re-wasting-your-oled-monitor-if-you-re-ignoring-this-nvidia-feature-hjxdodjau twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: You're wasting your OLED monitor if you're ignoring this Nvidia feature | daily.dev og:description: RTX HDR, an Nvidia App feature, converts SDR games and videos to HDR on the fly, making OLED monitors more worthwhile even when native HDR support is missing.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/you-re-wasting-your-oled-monitor-if-you-re-ignoring-this-nvidia-feature-hjxdodjau og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hjxdODjAU.png og:image:alt: You're wasting your OLED monitor if you're ignoring this Nvidia feature og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # You're wasting your OLED monitor if you're ignoring this Nvidia feature **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary RTX HDR, an Nvidia App feature, converts SDR games and videos to HDR on the fly, making OLED monitors more worthwhile even when native HDR support is missing. The author uses it in games like Valorant that lack native HDR, and also for SDR YouTube videos (though DRM content like Netflix isn't supported). It comes at a performance cost, and enthusiasts often prefer the more demanding but more controllable Special K tool instead, though RTX HDR's one-click convenience wins out for casual use. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How can I get HDR in games that don't natively support it on my Nvidia GPU? RTX HDR, a feature in the Nvidia App, converts SDR game output to HDR in real time, making highlights like muzzle flashes and light sources stand out more on an OLED display. It works well for games lacking native HDR, such as Valorant, and can be enabled by disabling in-game HDR and toggling RTX HDR instead. It does carry a performance cost, especially without a high-end GPU like an RTX 4090. _daily.dev surfaces practical GPU feature guides for gamers weighing HDR tools against performance trade-offs._ ### What's the difference between RTX HDR and Special K for adding HDR to SDR games? RTX HDR is easier to enable through a single toggle in the Nvidia App and works across nearly any game, while Special K is less demanding on performance and gives far more granular control over how the HDR conversion looks, but has a steeper learning curve. Enthusiasts favor Special K for quality and efficiency, while RTX HDR wins on convenience. _Comparisons like RTX HDR versus Special K help gamers pick the right HDR tool on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I dismissed the Nvidia App until RTX HDR turned my SDR games into HDR masterpieces](https://daily.dev/posts/i-dismissed-the-nvidia-app-until-rtx-hdr-turned-my-sdr-games-into-hdr-masterpieces-v5kasbjro) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I disabled native HDR in every game after trying RTX HDR on my OLED, and I'm not switching back](https://daily.dev/posts/i-disabled-native-hdr-in-every-game-after-trying-rtx-hdr-on-my-oled-and-i-m-not-switching-back-jvj09cu3e) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Nvidia's RTX HDR does more for my old games than DLSS ever will](https://daily.dev/posts/nvidia-s-rtx-hdr-does-more-for-my-old-games-than-dlss-ever-will-gco2iljji) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [My Nvidia GPU had features I ignored for two years, and enabling them changed how every game runs](https://daily.dev/posts/my-nvidia-gpu-had-features-i-ignored-for-two-years-and-enabling-them-changed-how-every-game-runs-fzqdqi6tc) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - 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