Archive · 20 Jun 2025
Steam Releases New Overlay to Monitor Game Performance
Steam has updated its in-game overlay to provide gamers with better performance monitoring.
The new tool, which is currently in beta, shows detailed information about your computer's performance while you play, like how much your computer's processor and graphics card are being used.
It also tells you if the game is using special technology called frame generation to make the game look smoother.
You can customize the look of the overlay to make it easier to see.
To try it out, you need to update your Steam client to the beta version through the settings.
Steam released a new in-game overlay with improved performance monitoring.
The overlay tracks CPU and GPU usage, clock speeds, temperature, and memory usage.
It detects and informs users if a game is using frame generation technologies like DLSS.
Users can customize the overlay's appearance, including position, text contrast, and opacity.
To access it, users need to opt into the Steam Beta Update in the settings.
- Who
- Steam users.
- What
- Steam released a new in-game overlay with improved performance monitoring features.
- When
- The feature is currently in beta.
- Where
- Within the Steam client.
- Why
- To provide users with more detailed performance diagnostics in games.
User Perspective
Developer Perspective
Performance Insights
User Perspective
Easier identification of performance bottlenecks.
Developer Perspective
None
Transparency
User Perspective
Improved transparency on performance enhancing technologies like frame generation.
Developer Perspective
None
- Feature
- In-game performance monitoring overlay
- Tracks
- CPU and GPU utilization, clock speeds, temperature, memory usage, and FPS.
- Frame Generation Detection
- DLSS, FSR, XeSS
- Customization
- Overlay position, text contrast, background opacity
- How to access
- Opt into the Steam Beta Update