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.