How to activate the fps counter on steam?

One of the most important parameters for PC gamers is the frame rate per second at which video games work, something that is commonly abbreviated as FPS. For this task we have a multitude of tools such as MSI Afterburner or Fraps, but what many users do not know is that Steam includes its own tool to display the FPS of the games. How to activate the FPS counter on Steam?

Activate the Steam FPS counter

Thanks to the Steam FPS counter we will be able to monitor the performance of our games without having to install any additional software, something that will prevent us from wasting part of our system's resources by keeping an additional application running.

Activating the FPS counter on Steam is really very simple, the first thing we have to do is go to the Steam> Parameters section that we can find at the top of the application. We show you an image so that nobody gets lost.

With this a window will open in which we will find a multitude of options, the one that interests us is In the game. Inside it we will see the option to enable the FPS counter, as well as its position on the screen and the possibility of using a high contrast color, something that we recommend to be able to see it without problems.

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With this, everything is ready, the next time you start a game from your Steam library, a counter will appear on the screen of the FPS that the game is working on, if it does not appear, try pressing the Shift + Tab key combination.

With this it will be easier for you to adjust the graphic detail options of the games to achieve a good performance, remember that the minimum to enjoy a good experience is 30 FPS although 60 FPS is recommended for a better gaming experience. The higher the number of FPS the better the fluidity of your games.