Intel PresentMon

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Two barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Intel PresentMon is ranked #11 of 26 in game overlay software on Freedom251. It runs on Windows. There is a free plan.

Intel PresentMon plans and pricing

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Intel PresentMon Free Windows 10 and Windows 11 · supports DirectX 12, DirectX 11, DirectX 9, OpenGL, and Vulkan game.intel.com · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on game overlay software

Free plan: Yes
Supported platforms: windows
Performance statistics: Yes
Recording controls: Yes
Hardware monitoring: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Intel PresentMon is a gaming performance overlay and telemetry application for monitoring and measuring gaming performance.
Overlay: Its customizable overlay displays real-time performance charts, including multi-line graphs and histograms.
Metrics: The overlay can show raw numbers, percentiles, and rolling-window averages.
Bottlenecks: Its GPU Busy metric shows real-time CPU and GPU balance and resource use to help identify performance bottlenecks.
Capture: PresentMon combines performance and GPU telemetry in an overlay and capture utility for use during or after a gaming session.
Hardware support: It works with Intel Arc graphics cards and Intel Core processors, as well as hardware from other vendors.
Graphics APIs: It supports applications using DirectX 12, DirectX 11, DirectX 9, OpenGL, and Vulkan.
Operating systems: The product page states that Windows 11 and Windows 10 are supported.
Automation: Command-line functionality supports batch testing and automation.
Open source and integrations: Intel says PresentMon is open source and can be integrated into third-party applications.
SDK: The PresentMon SDK lets client applications communicate with the PresentMon Service through the PresentMon API.
Support route: The project directs users to GitHub Issues for a current list of reported issues and to its contributing guide for requesting features or reporting issues.
Access requirement: PresentMon requires the user to be a member of the Windows Performance Log Users group or to run with administrator privileges to start tracing.
Known limitation: The repository states GPU execution metrics may be less accurate when Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling is enabled.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Game Overlay Software in 2026#11 of 26

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Sources

game.intel.com/anz/intel-presentmon/· checked 30 Sept 2026
github.com/GameTechDev/PresentMon/blob/main/README· checked 30 Sept 2026
github.com/GameTechDev/PresentMon· checked 30 Sept 2026