Alternatives to CapFrameX

Open-source frametime capture and analysis tool for measuring real game performance. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as CapFrameX.

  • NVIDIA FrameView

    Free frame rate, frametime, latency, and power-draw monitor for any GPU.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    NVIDIA FrameView is free but closed source, measures frame rate, frametime and latency on any GPU, and adds power-draw and performance-per-watt metrics.

  • PresentMon

    Measure graphics application performance on Windows.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    PresentMon is an MIT-licensed Windows tool capturing CPU, GPU and display timing for graphics applications, without CapFrameX's cloud-based result sharing.

  • MSI Afterburner

    Widely used GPU overclocking and monitoring tool with on-screen display.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    MSI Afterburner is free, closed source software combining GPU overclocking, monitoring, benchmarking and an on-screen display, with less focus on detailed frametime analysis.

  • MangoHud

    A Vulkan and OpenGL overlay for Linux games that shows FPS, temperatures, CPU and GPU load.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    MangoHud moves frame timing and hardware load display to Linux as a Vulkan and OpenGL overlay, configured through files and environment variables.

Also worth comparing

These listings name CapFrameX as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • FPS Monitor

    An in-game overlay for Windows PCs that shows frame rate and hardware sensor readings while you play.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    CapFrameX is free and open source, focusing on capturing and analysing frametimes and stutter rather than showing a live sensor overlay.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.

  • RivaTuner Statistics Server

    Frame limiter and on-screen display framework that powers MSI Afterburner's overlay.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

  • LatencyMon

    DPC latency analyzer that finds the cause of audio dropouts and stutters.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

  • GPU-Z

    A tiny Windows utility that reports everything about your graphics card: clocks, memory type, bus width, sensors and BIOS.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

  • HWiNFO

    The deepest hardware report and sensor monitor on Windows, free for personal use.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

  • OCCT

    A PC stability, stress testing, benchmarking and hardware monitoring tool for Windows and Linux.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsLinux