What Is NVIDIA Profile Inspector?

NVIDIA Profile Inspector is a companion tool that comes bundled with NVIDIA Inspector. It gives you access to game-specific graphics profiles that the standard NVIDIA Control Panel doesn't expose.

Using Profile Inspector, you can set anti-aliasing, anisotropic filtering, SLI settings, and dozens of other rendering options per game — without those settings affecting other applications.

If you just want to create custom profiles and don't need full overclocking, Profile Inspector is the perfect lightweight tool. It works perfectly on Windows 10, 8/8.1, and 7.

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NVIDIA Profile Inspector — Main Interface
NVIDIA Profile Inspector main window showing game profiles

Profile Inspector Features

All the per-game settings you need, accessible in one lightweight window.

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Per-Game Profiles

Create separate GPU setting profiles for each game. Switch between them without changing global settings.

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Anti-Aliasing Control

Override game AA settings with driver-level AA modes — including MSAA, CSAA, and transparency AA.

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Anisotropic Filtering

Force high-quality AF on any game for crisper textures, independent of in-game AF settings.

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SLI Profiles

Enable and configure SLI for games that don't natively support multi-GPU rendering.

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Export/Import

Export profile configurations as .nip files and share them with other users or use as backups.

Shader Clock Sync

Access advanced per-game shader clock and rendering settings not accessible elsewhere.

Screenshots Of NVIDIA Profile Inspector

Profile Inspector — Game Settings
NVIDIA Profile Inspector game profile settings
Profile Inspector — Full Profile List
NVIDIA Profile Inspector profile list

How To Create A Custom Profile

  1. Download NVIDIA Inspector

    Profile Inspector is bundled inside. Click the download button above to get both tools.

  2. Launch nvidiaProfileInspector.exe

    Found inside the same folder as nvidiaInspector.exe — no separate install needed.

  3. Select or Create a Profile

    Use the profile dropdown to find an existing game profile, or click "Add profile" to create a new one for your game's .exe.

  4. Configure Your Settings

    Adjust anti-aliasing, anisotropic filtering, V-Sync, shader clock and other options as needed.

  5. Apply Changes

    Click "Apply changes" — settings are written to your NVIDIA driver immediately. Launch your game to see the effect.

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Pro Tip: Export your profiles via "Export profile" to back them up before updating GPU drivers, which may reset some settings.