Wondering how to check your PC’s frame rate when playing video games? You probably already have a tool from AMD, Nvidia, or Windows already installed.
When it comes to PC gaming, frames per second (fps) mean everything. The higher the number goes, the smoother action looks, and the faster you can respond to what you see. Frame rates not only give gamers a way to gauge their performance but also to verify that they’re getting the most out of their setup. If you have a 144Hz display, for example, you might be able to turn off a few special effects in a game’s graphical settings to get the most out of the display. Some games just feel better at higher frame rates, even if you sacrifice detail to get them. Before you can do that, though, you need to know what your in-game frame rate is. A decent portion of popular PC games include an in-game frame rate counter, including Fortnite. If you want to see your frame rate across games, however, you’ll need an external tool. Thankfully, if you own an AMD or Nvidia GPU, you likely already have one of these tools installed. Here’s how to check your PC’s frame rate when playing video games. These are the best frame rate counters on PC, and although you only need one, it’s worth trying out a few of them. The Steam overlay, for example, is great for getting frame numbers quickly right inside a tool you probably already have installed. A tool like MSI Afterburner, however, can give you more information on your frame rates, as well as the components in your system. Given that AMD’s Radeon GPUs come already installed in many PCs, you might have a built-in frame rate tracker and not even know it. Fortunately, it’s very easy to make use of AMD Relive. It requires an AMD HD 7700 or newer and the latest drivers installed. To find your frame rate, right-click on the desktop and select AMD Radeon Settings from the pop-up menu. From there, follow this path: Relive > Toolbar Hotkey (toggle) > Performance > Metric Options > Show Metrics Next, minimize Metric Options, maximize Select Metrics, and turn on FPS. If you have a GeForce GT 600, GTX 600, or newer, getting info on your machine’s frame rate is very simple. Simply download the latest drivers and open the GeForce Experience app. With the app open, click the Gear icon located next to your Nvidia account name. Under About, check the box next to Enable Experimental Features. This lets you access and turn on the option for In-Game Overlay.
