Alternatives to PresentMon
Measure graphics application performance on Windows. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
PresentMon
Measure graphics application performance on Windows.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as PresentMon.
NVIDIA FrameView
Free frame rate, frametime, latency, and power-draw monitor for any GPU.
NVIDIA FrameView is closed-source freeware that tracks frame rate, frametime, latency and power draw with performance-per-watt metrics on GPUs from any vendor.
CapFrameX
Open-source frametime capture and analysis tool for measuring real game performance.
CapFrameX is open source and adds frametime and stutter analysis for games on Windows, with result sharing that relies on its own cloud service.
MSI Afterburner
Widely used GPU overclocking and monitoring tool with on-screen display.
MSI Afterburner is closed-source freeware that pairs monitoring with an on-screen display, benchmarking and GPU overclocking for cards from any vendor.
Also worth comparing
These listings name PresentMon 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.
PresentMon is an open-source MIT tool that captures CPU, GPU and display timing for Windows graphics workloads instead of a configurable in-game 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.
LatencyMon
DPC latency analyzer that finds the cause of audio dropouts and stutters.
GPU-Z
A tiny Windows utility that reports everything about your graphics card: clocks, memory type, bus width, sensors and BIOS.
HWiNFO
The deepest hardware report and sensor monitor on Windows, free for personal use.
MangoHud
A Vulkan and OpenGL overlay for Linux games that shows FPS, temperatures, CPU and GPU load.
