Nvidia GameWorks

{{Short description|Middleware software suite by Nvidia}}

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| name = Nvidia GameWorks

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| developer = Nvidia

| released = 2014

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| operating system = Windows

| platform = Windows, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PlayStation 5, Android

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| genre = Video game development middleware

| license = Proprietary/Commercial

| website = {{URL|https://developer.nvidia.com/gameworks}}

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Nvidia GameWorks is a middleware software suite developed by Nvidia.{{cite web|url=https://developer.nvidia.com/what-is-gameworks|title=Introducing NVIDIA GameWorks|publisher=Nvidia|access-date=November 13, 2014}} The Visual FX, PhysX, and Optix SDKs provide a wide range of enhancements pre-optimized for Nvidia GPUs.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZGV5z8YFM8&t=30m10s|title=No BS 226: Interview with AMD Graphics Guru Richard Huddy|date=20 June 2014|work=YouTube}} GameWorks is partially open-source.{{Cite web|url=https://www.overclock3d.net/news/gpu_displays/nvidia_making_gameworks_source_code_publicly_available/1|title=Nvidia making GameWorks Source Code Publicly available! {{!}} OC3D News|website=www.overclock3d.net|date=17 March 2016 |access-date=2020-02-10}} The competing solution being in development by AMD is GPUOpen, which was announced to be free and open-source software under the MIT License.