1Steam’s In-Game Overlay
Steam featuresa simple FPS counter in its in-game overlay.
To enable it, open Steam when no game is running.
The FPS counter will now be visible in the corner of the display you selected.
It always appears as an overlay on top of the game itself.
While it’s fairly small and unobtrusive, it might overlay on top of an existing game element.
You might be able to get this feature working for non-Steam games by adding the game to your library.
Open NVIDIA GeForce Experience, then grab the gear icon in the top right corner to open prefs.
double-check your “In-Game Overlay” option is enabled, then nudge the “options” button here.
This method is more universal than the Steam one, but it’s not a perfect solution.
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To enable it, open AMD Software and pop kick open the “Performance” tab.
see to it you’re on the “Metrics” tab.
On the right side, choose “Overlay,” then switch on “Enable Metrics Overlay.”
Just note that the overlay might not work in certain games or borderless mode after enabling this option.
you’ve got the option to also modify how and where the metrics overlay appears.
AMD Software will display more than just the FPS by default.
If you wish to only see the FPS, you could adjust it in the “Tracking” tab.
Depending on the game you’re playing, this option is sometimes hard to find.
Some games may require you to enable a hidden option buried in some sort of configuration file.
Even if a game doesn’t require this, you may be able to benefit from this.
It’s an add-on for MSI Afterburner that allows you to check your performance.
When installed, launch MSI Afterburner and open thre tweaks by clicking on the “cog” icon.
you’re free to configure how it looks from the same menu that you enabled it in.
However, it’s not as intuitive to use, and it might impact your FPS.
In fact, we recommend disabling the game bar in ourgaming PC performance optimization guide.
