GeForce can be very heavy in the back, so are different other softs around.
I avoid more and more all such things, but that’s of course a personal choice.
Drivers can be tricky, sometimes a new one is better, but happens also you have to rollback. All configs are different, so it’s hard to tell. What is working for one, will not give still the same results to others.
Ah, and if ever you run AMD, it may be worth checking some older treads like this: