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Valve Tests Steam Framerate Estimator That Predicts Game FPS From User Data

Crowdsourced frame-rate guidance on Steam would give shoppers a clearer sense of how a game runs on their PCs.

Overview

  • Reports Sunday from SteamDB via Lambda Generation detailed code for a Framerate Estimator that shows charts of expected FPS before purchase.
  • Strings in the client describe choosing a CPU, GPU, and RAM, saving configs, and viewing estimated performance for specific games.
  • Valve said in a recent client update that FPS collection is in Beta with a focus on devices running SteamOS.
  • The planned estimator would use frame rates from other players with similar hardware to project how a title might perform on your rig.
  • Outlets note some users are seeing prompts to share anonymized FPS data, while also stressing privacy, accuracy, and that no broad release is confirmed.