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1% remove it99% keep it
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United States Rank #3,030
Reach 0.3853%

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9.12.0613 100.00%

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NVIDIA PhysX System Software 9.12.0613

What is NVIDIA PhysX System Software?

PhysX is a proprietary realtime physics engine middleware SDK. Video games supporting hardware acceleration by PhysX can be accelerated by either a PhysX PPU or a CUDA-enabled GeForce GPU offloading physics calculations from the CPU, allowing it to perform other tasks instead. This typically results in a smoother gaming experience and additional visual effects.

About  (from NVIDIA)

NVIDIA PhysX is a powerful physics engine enabling real-time physics in leading edge PC games. PhysX software is widely adopted by over 150 games and is used by more than 10,000 developers. PhysX is optimized for hardware acceleration by massively parallel processors. GeForce GPUs with PhysX provide an exponential incr...  Read more

Overview

The main program executable is PhysXCore.dll. The software installer includes 19 files and is usually about 110.94 MB (116,329,231 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/physx
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX
Uninstaller: "C:\windows\SysWOW64\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.0\NVI2.DLL",UninstallPackage Display.PhysX
Estimated size: 110.94 MB

Program filesFiles installed by NVIDIA PhysX System Software 9.12.0613

Program module:PhysXCore.dll
Name:PhysXCore Dynamic Link Library
Path:C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Engine\v2.6.4\PhysXCore.dll
MD5:c2c0b93797e4259c7d1bdeafb9282e4f
Additional files:
  • PhysXExt.dll - NVIDIA Install Application (PhysX System Software Install Helper)
  • PhysXCooking64.dll - PhysXCooking 64bit Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysXLoader64.dll - PhysXLoader 64bit Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysXCore64.dll - PhysXCore 64bit Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysXCooking.dll - PhysXCooking Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysXLoader.dll - PhysXLoader Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysXCore.dll - PhysXCore Dynamic Link Library
  • cudart32_41_22.dll - NVIDIA CUDA 4.1.22 Runtime (NVIDIA CUDA Runtime, Version 4.1.22)
  • cudart64_41_22.dll
  • PhysXDevice.dll - NVIDIA PhysX Device Module
  • PhysXDevice64.dll
  • cudart32_30_9.dll - NVIDIA CUDA 3.0.9 Runtime (NVIDIA CUDA Runtime, Version 3.0.9)
  • cudart64_30_9.dll
  • PhysXUpdateLoader.dll - PhysXUpdateLoader DLL (PhysX Update Loader DLL)
  • PhysXUpdateLoader64.dll

How do I remove NVIDIA PhysX System Software?

You can uninstall NVIDIA PhysX System Software from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program NVIDIA PhysX System Software 9.12.0613, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove NVIDIA PhysX System Software.

USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#1,748
 
REACH
~0.39%
PC installation base

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 94.02%
Windows 7 5.90%
Windows Vista 0.05%
Windows XP 0.03%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 36.49%
Windows 8 28.25%
Windows 10 Home 9.76%
Windows 8 Single Language 7.21%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 4.87%
Windows 7 Ultimate 2.91%

Distribution by countryGeography

30.89% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 30.89%
  Italy 12.37%
  France 6.64%
  United Kingdom 5.43%
  Australia 4.65%
  Germany 3.87%
  Brazil 3.48%
  Canada 3.41%
  Netherlands 2.57%
  Turkey 1.52%
  Belgium 1.44%
  Sweden 1.30%
  Poland 1.23%
  India 1.15%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 34.43%
Acer 20.19%
Samsung 19.79%
Hewlett-Packard 7.69%
Lenovo 5.77%
Dell 5.07%
Toshiba 4.69%
Sony 1.24%
Alienware 0.75%
GIGABYTE 0.21%
MSI 0.17%
Common models
Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300... 13.82%
ASUSTeK K55VD 6.97%
Acer Aspire V3-571G 5.62%
ASUSTeK K56CM 4.79%
Samsung 550P5C/550P7C 4.34%
Acer Aspire V5-571G 4.31%

About NVIDIA

Nvidia is known for its graphics processing units and dominates the high performance GPU market.
Publisher URL: www.nvidia.com

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