Software that provides realistic physics simulations and interactions for games and other virtual environments.
NVIDIA PhysX is a freeware physx acceleration app and video tweak, developed by Nvidia for Windows. It's pretty powerful.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below.
Powerful physics engine for Nvidia graphics adaptors
NVIDIA PhysX is a powerful physics engine which enables real-time physics in leading edge PC and console games. PhysX software is widely adopted by over 150 games, is used by more than 10,000 registered users and is supported on Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and PC.
Supports NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series, 100-series, 200-series, 300-series, 400-series, 500-series, and 600-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory.
Features of NVIDIA PhysX
- Character Controllers: Simulate realistic character movement and control.
- Cloth Simulation: Simulate cloth, fabric and other flexible materials.
- Collision Detection: Detect and respond to collisions in real-time.
- Fluid Simulation: Create and simulate realistic fluids.
- GPU Acceleration: Leverage GPU hardware acceleration for better performance.
- Joints and Constraints: Simulate joints, constraints and other physical interactions.
- Multi-platform: Develop applications for multiple platforms.
- Multi-threading: Utilize multi-threading for faster simulations.
- Particle Systems: Create and simulate particle systems.
- Physics Effects: Create realistic physical effects with ease.
- Real-time Simulation: Create realistic physical simulations in real-time.
- Rigid Body Dynamics: Simulate rigid body dynamics and collisions.
- Scene Management: Manage and control scenes with multiple objects.
- Soft Body Dynamics: Simulate soft body dynamics and deformations.
- Visual Debugging: Visually debug and optimize PhysX scenes.
Compatibility and License
NVIDIA PhysX is provided under a freeware license on Windows from video tweaks with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 9.23.1019 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can NVIDIA PhysX run on?
NVIDIA PhysX can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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