Nvidia frameview: what it is, what it is for and how it works

On July 9, 2019 , Nvidia has released a new program called Nvidia FrameView, but what is it for? Here we are going to give you some basic guides so that you understand what it is and how it works.

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What is Nvidia FrameView ?

This Nvidia program is used to monitor the use, consumption and other characteristics of our graphics cards.

It is similar to what we can do with msi afterburner , but, according to the company itself, more efficient, complete and less heavy for the computer. Nvidia states emphatically that nobody has compressed all the functions that it offers you in a single program, which is why it is called the all-in-one application for benchmarking.

Among the most basic things that we can see we will have:

• Frames per second: They are the frames that we see on the screen. They are calculated at the end of the working pipeline. Rendered frames : These are the frames that enter the beginning of the working pipeline. It will help us determine the performance and efficiency of the graphics card. 90th, 95th and 99th percentiles: This is used to determine the variance of the frames. If the percentiles are close to the mean, the fps are stable. If not, the frames per second are uneven and can produce negative visual effects.

Diagram of the graph working pipeline

In addition, this will be compatible with most APIs and games by having compatibility with DirectX 9, 10, 11 and 12, OpenGL, Vulkan and Universal Windows Platform applications .

However, the company also notes that the consumer API for AMD graphics cards report an erroneous value. These graphs project a value between the power of the chip and that of the board instead of their real values, so they will be much less accurate. If it is a coincidence or not, we already leave it to your imagination.

Outside of this exception, Nvidia claims to offer the application that is most faithful to reality and seeks to be the reference application when benchmarking.

Consumption and Energy

Nvidia places special emphasis on the power consumption section, since it is not only a number, but it is a design goal for graphics.

Nvidia FrameView configuration window

Having lower consumption means lower average temperatures, which allows us to safely include more CUDA cores, for example. On the other hand, it also gives the user more freedom to set higher frequencies in overclocking and other similar features.

It is for this reason that the American company not only offers us graphic data of the game, but also consumption.

Other of the most notorious characteristics that we will have will be the inclusion of the power per watt or the average energy consumed:

• Power Consumed (TGP): Average power consumed by the graphics card in watts. Chip Power (CHP): Power consumed by the graphics card chip. It is saved in the log logs of the program. Power per watt (PPW): Energy efficiency of the component according to the amount of power received. It is calculated with the formula F / J, that is, FrameRate / Joules.

As we have seen in the comparisons between graphics, the latest iterations of both Nvidia and AMD share many specifications. However, despite AMD having considerably smaller transistors , Nvidia is not far behind in performance.

According to Nvidia itself, this is due to its excellent optimization and energy efficiency. Without knowing specific details about the architectures, we do have to give the green team some merit. Powered by 12nm transistors, they remain worthy contenders for AMD's new 7nm graphics.

Analysis of data

Finally, the important topic for a user group: content and information creators.

Nvidia FrameView will offer the ability to export data using the open source program PresentMon . The application has been reused and adapted by Nvidia to facilitate the collection and transcription of data to readable media.

The brand gives us the example of Excel , where a large amount of data can be grouped and transformed into colloquial language. We can easily export tons of data to a spreadsheet of any program and, with this, perform various analyzes.

For example, after gathering information from various graphics cards, (with some knowledge) generating data graphics like this is a piece of cake.

Graph generated with sample data

To put the application into action, you just:

1. Open the relevant executable according to your system (32 or 64 bits). In the floating window, select the characteristics that you want to be displayed on the screen and another series of options. Open the game / application to be tested and the data indicator will appear automatically.

Conclusions about Nvidia FrameView

Our summary of Nvidia FrameView is that it is a fairly comprehensive program . However, we have to put them in context with other competing programs to see if it really offers everything it tells us.

On the other hand, we have to highlight that it is still in beta and the short tests we have done are not very revealing. The program, in its 64-bit version , did not correctly display the watts consumed by our test team. We are not sure of the root of the problem, but this will be fixed as they are updated.

If you want to install the program by yourself and check how it works, you can download it from this link.

We see that the application has a lot of potential and more coming from Nvidia . Although other independent brands and groups may create master codes and programs, only Nvidia has access to its component software. That is why we believe that there is a possibility that this application will become one of the best in a few years.

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What do you think of Nvidia FrameView ? Do you think it is one of the best alternatives to applications like MSI Afterburner or fraps? Share your ideas below!