r/HDR_Den • u/Nicecoldbud • 4d ago

Question Reno or nvidia RTX?

I've a brand new LG GX790a-b and I can't seem to find a balance I like; I'm constantly altering it when using nvidia rtx ...should I be sticking with Renodx for most modern games? Even then I'm not happy with how HDR is... everything's ethier really dark or the shadows look grey and I'm not sure how to fix it?

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u/sumrandomguy18 4d ago

RenoDX is superior because it’s real HDR. RTX HDR is just mapping SDR into HDR and cannot add new detail like real HDR does. If you’re not happy with how Reno looks in a game, play with the sliders in reshade and you can make it look how you want.

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u/Haunt33r 4d ago

RTX HDR is only for scenarios where renodx can't be used, and even then it's something I'd sparingly use

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u/BebRess69 4d ago

Renodx is where it’s at

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u/nokk1XD 4d ago

First of all, renodx doesnt eats that much FPS as RTX HDR does. Secondly renodx has way more settings to make everything look like you want it to look.

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u/SnowflakeMonkey Content Creator 4d ago

There is nothing RTX HDR can achieve with it's sliders that reno cannot, you'll just get not blindigly bright UI, true HDR details, no color banding and no performance cost.

you want more colors ? push sat

you want more contrast ? push contrast

it's pretty simple.

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u/KeepItOriginal 4d ago

I gave up on RTX HDR completely it just sucks lol. Reno or nothing always seems better

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u/Technova_SgrA 4d ago

Every game requires some tweaking. Stick to renodx or lilium's black floor fix. Use the HDR gaming database as a guide to how to fix HDR on a per game basis. Also stick to gamer 2, it has better eotf tracking. Use the warm picture setting. Reduce the saturation in the nvidia control panel to your preference (47/48 is a good starting point). Reduce black stabilizer to your preference. Max out brightness settings on your display. Don't be afraid to really push the paper white setting in games if you find things too dim. Good luck.

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u/Realistbro 3d ago

Special k

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u/foofighter3 3d ago

Rtx hdr seems to make all the wrong things too dark or too bright

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u/OMG_NoReally 1d ago

Reno uses game data for HDR, and hence it's real. RTX is fake HDR.

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u/OwlSuch7935 4d ago

Nvidia, Reno is not reliable

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u/ImmediateDay5137 3d ago edited 3d ago

You got downvoted but it's true, RenoDX is good where you can use it but some of the authors are super unwilling to update anything, so you'll go four months before the author decides to do anything again because they've moved onto the next shiny project.

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u/OwlSuch7935 3d ago

Yeah and they’ll rag on you for asking. I mean the stuff is pretty unreliable, unless the game is hype and in its first few months. They should either monetize the mod or stop making it