NVIDIA brings official RTX Voice support to GTX GPUs

RTX Voice doesn’t need the RTX in its name anymore.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

What you need to know

NVIDIA isn’t letting up with surprise feature updates that breathe new life into existing graphics cards. Not too long ago, the company grantedresizable BAR supportto all RTX 30 series GPUs. And, lest we forget, RTX Voice has been made available to non-RTX cards. In case you’re not familiar with RTX Voice, it’s a plugin that uses AI to eliminate background noise so that the audio in your Zoom calls and Discord shouting matches is crisp and clear.

As spotted byTom’s Hardware, NVIDIA patched the RTX Voice plugin to support not only RTX graphics cards but also GeForce GTX GPUs. So long as you’re on Windows 10 and NVIDIA driver update 410.18 or newer, you’ll be good to go. This feature update was quietly mentioned in ablog post on NVIDIA’s sitein September.

It’s not surprising NVIDIA took the RTX “requirement” out of RTX Voice, given that workarounds to get theplugin running on GTX cardshave been circulating for ages. Still, it’s nice that NVIDIA made things a little more convenient for everybody.

There’s a helpful list ofwhich apps are compatiblewith RTX Voice if you want to take your GTX GPU out for a spin with the communications-enhancing plugin. And if you want the full details on the plugin, here’sNVIDIA’s official page.

Remember that no plugin will singlehandedly solve your mic woes, so be sure you have one of thebest PC gaming headsetsto supplement your RTX Voice experience, such as theSteelSeries Arctis Pro.

Update April 6, 2021 at 4:45pm ET:A small amendment was made to this article to include reference to NVIDIA’s September announcement of RTX Voice’s GTX patch.

Get the Windows Central Newsletter

All the latest news, reviews, and guides for Windows and Xbox diehards.

Robert Carnevale is the News Editor for Windows Central. He’s a big fan of Kinect (it lives on in his heart), Sonic the Hedgehog, and the legendary intersection of those two titans, Sonic Free Riders. He is the author ofCold War 2395. Have a useful tip? Send it to robert.carnevale@futurenet.com.