Windows 11 · Windows

Set Up MSI Afterburner On-Screen Display With RivaTuner

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Answer

Install MSI Afterburner with RivaTuner Statistics Server, select only useful monitoring metrics, enable OSD display, and test it in a supported game.

Guide steps4 steps
  1. Install both components
  2. Choose metrics
  3. Set a toggle key
  4. Test compatibility
  5. If it still does not work

Install both components

Download MSI Afterburner from MSI and include RivaTuner Statistics Server during setup.

Choose metrics

In Settings > Monitoring, select temperature, usage, frame rate, or frame time and enable Show in On-Screen Display.

Set a toggle key

Assign an OSD toggle hotkey and keep RivaTuner running in the notification area.

Test compatibility

Launch a supported game, avoid aggressive detection changes, and remember some anti-cheat systems may block overlays.

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If it does not work

  • If selected metrics do not appear, confirm RivaTuner Statistics Server is running and the metric has Show in On-Screen Display enabled. Do not raise RivaTuner's detection level to bypass an anti-cheat restriction.
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