The GPU overclocking tool MSI Afterburner was created and released by MSI. It can be used to adjust the graphic card’s performance that is already installed in your system. Since its launch in 2010, MSI Afterburner has significantly improved and is available for free.
The hardware statistics can be monitored and shown on the screen with MSI Afterburner. The hardware resource statistics that are displayed by MSI Afterburner are derived from the RivaTuner Statistics Server. If you do not install the RivaTuner Statistics Server, no statistics will appear on the screen.
This guide explains how to install RivaTuner Statistics Server and MSI Afterburner simultaneously. Once MSI Afterburner has been installed successfully, you must adjust its settings. MSI Afterburner will start as soon as the setup windows are closed. Here’s how to configure Windows 11’s MSI Afterburner to show statistics.
Press the INSERT key to turn off the on-screen display so you can keep playing the game while hiding the system stats. The on-screen display’s statistics are small and difficult to see by default. Here’s how to improve visibility by adjusting the on-screen display.
A free tool called MSI Afterburner makes it simple to see hardware statistics on the screen while playing games.
Let’s look at how to get MSI Afterburner to appear on my computer.
You should read our guide through to the end to obtain all the information you need to know about MSI Afterburners. The MSI Afterburner software needs to be downloaded, installed, and set up with the default settings before you can use it. After the software has been installed, select the "RUN MSI AFTERBURNER" option and click Finish to start the application from the installation screen.
Now, to access the CONFIGURATION PAGE, just click the gear icon on the left. Now select the parameters you want the software to monitor by going to the "MONITORING" tab. Navigate down to the monitoring section, look for the SHOW IN ON-SCREEN DISPLAY OPTION, and then click the LITTLE BOX on the right side of the screen.
Many users enjoy personalizing the theme of their monitoring software to match the aesthetics of their setup and their favorite games.
However, why is my MSI Afterburner not functioning?
You may be using an old or problematic graphics driver if you can’t see your GPU in MSI Afterburner. Many users report that when using Windows 10 or 11, MSI Afterburner fails to detect their graphics cards. Fortunately, there are a number of workable fixes that could help you fix the problem and resume playing games or editing without any issues.
Various techniques can be employed to resolve the issue:
- Examine the cable and connection.
- Turn off the low-level IO driver.
- Reinstall the graphics drivers.