MSI Afterburner Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to MSI Afterburner for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Open Hardware Monitor, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to MSI Afterburner and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to MSI Afterburner are Nvidia App, Rivatuner Statistics Server (RTSS), GeForce Experience and ASUS GPU Tweak III.

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  1. Open Hardware Monitor icon

    Open Hardware Monitor

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    The Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source software that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of a computer.

    79 Open Hardware Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mono
    On Windows 7
    On Debian Linux 6.0 using the Mono Framework.
     
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    Comments about Open Hardware Monitor as an Alternative to MSI Afterburner
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    there are no overclocking options for the GPU

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. Open Hardware Monitor is a legitimate MSI Afterburner alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Open Hardware Monitor is the most popular Windows alternative to MSI Afterburner.

    • Open Hardware Monitor is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MSI Afterburner.

    • Open Hardware Monitor is Free and Open SourceMSI Afterburner is Free and Proprietary
  2. Nvidia App icon

    Nvidia App

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    The NVIDIA app updates your PC with the latest drivers and technology, optimizes games and applications through a unified GPU control center, provides recording tools via in-game overlay, and highlights the latest NVIDIA tools and software.

    22 Nvidia App alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Nvidia App as an Alternative to MSI Afterburner
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    no manual overclocking ability; the auto oc is trash, just like the driver installation of the app

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Nvidia App is Free and ProprietaryMSI Afterburner is also Free and Proprietary
  4. Rivatuner Statistics Server (RTSS) icon

    Rivatuner Statistics Server (RTSS)

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    RivaTuner is a complete powerful tweaking environment, providing you everything you may need to tune NVIDIA GPU based display adapters. The widest driver-level Direct3D / OpenGL and system tuning options, flexible profiling system allowing to make custom settings on...

    20 Rivatuner Statistics Server (RTSS) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window + settings page
     
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  5. GeForce Experience icon

    GeForce Experience

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    Automatically update NVIDIA drivers, optimize game settings based on hardware with NVIDIA cloud, capture gameplay, livestream with minimal impact, and enjoy Ansel's photography features—all enhancing your gaming experience.

    12 GeForce Experience alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about GeForce Experience as an Alternative to MSI Afterburner
    Danilo Venom
    Positive
    0

    GeForce Experience has overclocking options too: you have to enable Experimental Features in the Settings to see them in the Performance tab

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    • GeForce Experience is Free and ProprietaryMSI Afterburner is also Free and Proprietary
  6. ASUS GPU Tweak III icon

    ASUS GPU Tweak III

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    ASUS GPU Tweak III is currently open beta testing so try it out, if you feel it is missing something crucial give ASUS your feedback & they may be able to add it while still in beta. So far ASUS has been very accommodating with all useful feedback..

    15 ASUS GPU Tweak III alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about ASUS GPU Tweak III as an Alternative to MSI Afterburner
    Oktay Mercan
    Positive
    -3

    Good alternative but no built in statistics feature. Like a OSD screen fps, temperature, Ram usage etc...

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    • Almost everyone thinks ASUS GPU Tweak III is a great MSI Afterburner alternative.

    • ASUS GPU Tweak III is Free and ProprietaryMSI Afterburner is also Free and Proprietary
  7. EVGA Precision X1 icon

    EVGA Precision X1

     18 likes
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    EVGA Precision X1 allows you to fine tune your EVGA graphics card for the maximum performance possible, with Core/Shader/Memory clock tuning, real time monitoring support including in-game and compatibility with almost all EVGA graphics cards.

    17 EVGA Precision X1 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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    Comments about EVGA Precision X1 as an Alternative to MSI Afterburner
    zlelmefs
    Negative
    0

    Fan control is a slider, does not support fan curves.

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    • EVGA Precision X1 is Free and ProprietaryMSI Afterburner is also Free and Proprietary
  9. CapFrameX icon

    CapFrameX

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    Benchmarking Tool - Record Frames per Second (FPS), Frametime and Sensors while running your favourite game. Analyse and plot the results, or share them with friends using our cloud service.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. NVIDIA Profile Inspector icon

    NVIDIA Profile Inspector

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    This tool is used for modifying game profiles inside the internal driver database of the nvidia driver. All game profiles are provided by the nvidia driver, but you can add your own profiles for games missing in the driver database.

    8 NVIDIA Profile Inspector alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. NZXT CAM icon

    NZXT CAM

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    Manage performance, temperatures, and devices all from a single application. NZXT CAM is fast, efficient, and easy-to-use, allowing you to control every aspect of your computer.

    28 NZXT CAM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about NZXT CAM as an Alternative to MSI Afterburner
    zlelmefs
    Negative
    0

    No fan control, most features limited only to NZXT products, has un-necessary online features

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    • Some users think NZXT CAM is a great MSI Afterburner alternative, some don't.

    • NZXT CAM is Free and ProprietaryMSI Afterburner is also Free and Proprietary
  12. EXPERTool icon

    EXPERTool

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    EXPERTool™ tuning utility for customized performance enhancements and efficient desktop management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main page of software
     
  13. SAPPHIRE TriXX icon

    SAPPHIRE TriXX

     6 likes
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    A GPU overclocking tool. Low level driver access, core and memory frequency overclocking, monitor and more, SAPPHIRE TriXX is a great alternative to comparable overclocking utilities. Worth a download for novice or enthusiast overclockers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. Nvtray icon

    Nvtray

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    NVTray provides some extra quality tweaks that both the default NVIDIA tray icon and control panel are lacking. I especially wanted to be able to select more Antialiasing modes, as well as OpenGL and Direct3D options right from the tray icon.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Nvtray as an Alternative to MSI Afterburner
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    MSI Afterburner doesn't modify Nvidia control panel options at all such as but not limited to antialiasing, vsync & whatnot.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Nvtray is Free and ProprietaryMSI Afterburner is also Free and Proprietary
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