Steam's New Performance Monitor Beats Task Manager, Says Valve

Steam's new performance monitor beats Task Manager, says Valve

The newly-optimized tool will show higher GPU utilization than Windows Task Manager, which Valve claims is under-reporting.

Valve says its new GPU utilization monitor on Steam should be more accurate than Task Manager

Last Updated on August 15, 2025 You might already know that Valve recently launched its new performance overlay for Steam. The update provides a more Steam Deck-like performance monitoring tool to Windows users and even lets gamers see how many of their frames are AI-generated. And now, Valve is making some tweaks to the overlay, ...

Valve says Steam's performance monitor should now report GPU utilisation more accurately than Task Manager in the latest beta, and as a nerd, this pleases me in ways I can't describe

Mmm, sweet accuracy.