MSI Afterburner Alternatives

MSI Afterburner is described as 'Advanced tool for GPU overclocking, video capture, and screen recording. Supports Nvidia and ATI cards, includes Kombustor stress test, portable and ad-free' and is a very popular system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MSI Afterburner for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and Flatpak apps. The best MSI Afterburner alternative is Open Hardware Monitor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MSI Afterburner are Nvidia App, MangoHUD, Rivatuner Statistics Server (RTSS) and iStat Menus.

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MSI Afterburner alternatives are mainly System Information Utilities, but if you're looking for Screenshot Capture Tools or Screen Recorders you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Windows, Mac, Fan Speed, Free, Open Source and Android. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to MSI Afterburner.
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  1. eul icon
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    macOS menu bar utility written in SwiftUI that presents CPU, memory, disk, and network usage, plus Bluetooth battery levels, customizable Big Sur widgets, Dark Mode, and real-time sensor data. Open-source, lightweight, and compatible with Apple Silicon.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. GPUTool icon
     2 likes

    Used to alter clock speed on NVIDIA graphics cards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. PresentMon icon
     1 like

    PresentMon is a set of tools to capture and analyze the high-level performance characteristics of graphics applications on Windows. PresentMon traces key performance metrics such as the CPU, GPU, and Display frame durations and latencies; and works across different graphics API...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Pluto HUD icon
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    Pluto is a highly refined and customizable at-a-glance system monitor for your Mac. Keep track of what's going on behind the scenes without dropping what you're currently doing.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. YAFI is another GUI for the Framework Laptop Embedded Controller. It is written in Python with a GTK4 Adwaita theme, and uses the CrOS_EC_Python library to communicate with the EC.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak
     
  6. FrameView is an application for measuring frame rates, frame times, power, and performance-per-watt on a wide range of graphics cards. Integrated frame benchmarking and performance tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. CatWalk icon
     1 like

    A simple plasmoid showing the total CPU usage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
     
  8. Stats Panel icon
     3 likes

    Lightweight macOS menu bar utility providing live CPU, memory, disk, network, battery, and thermal state monitoring, supporting Apple Silicon and Intel hardware, with customizable interface options, low resource usage, and strong privacy protections.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. This app is designed to provide an informative overlay, always visible on the screen, displaying information about sensors. The overlay is currently non-clickable to avoid interfering with other windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Gecata icon
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    Gecata by Movavi is a lightweight game recording software for PCs that lets you capture gameplay or a Windows desktop with one click and no lags.

    83 Gecata alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
     
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