Steam teases Framerate Estimator to forecast FPS from your hardware
TL;DR
Steam's client update hints at an in-app Framerate Estimator that would estimate a game's FPS based on your CPU, GPU, and RAM, potentially expanding detailed performance previews beyond the current Verified programs.
- "Framerate Estimator" evidence in Steam's new update points to more detailed performance tests than Valve's Verified programmes Rock Paper Shotgun
- Steam Will Estimate Game FPS Before Purchase to Show Expected PC Performance TechPowerUp
- Steam client files point to "framerate estimator" feature in the works arstechnica.com
- Steam starts gathering FPS data with latest client update — company to estimate framerates based on your hardware, Beta feature to focus on SteamOS devices Tom's Hardware
- Steam wants to end the FPS guessing game before you buy XDA
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