PresentMon

Spec sheet

Purpose

PresentMon captures and analyzes high-level performance characteristics of graphics applications on Windows.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

API

Client applications can access service data through the PresentMon API using the PresentMon SDK.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security

The project directs users to report security vulnerabilities under Intel's vulnerability reporting guidelines.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support

The README directs users to GitHub Issues for reported issues and to CONTRIBUTING.md for feature requests and issue reporting.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository includes an MIT license and states that the software is provided “AS IS,” without warranty.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Access requirement

PresentMon requires the user to belong to the Windows Performance Log Users group, and administrator privileges are needed for complete process information across user accounts and for short-lived processes.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Capture formats

The console application outputs captured data to the console or CSV files.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Frame metrics

It traces CPU, GPU, and display frame durations and latencies across DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan applications.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

GPU scheduling limitation

GPU execution metrics may be less accurate with Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling enabled.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

GUI overlay

The Capture Application displays real-time performance graphs and readouts in an overlay and can capture per-frame CSV data.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Hardware integrations

The v2.6.0 release notes list telemetry paths including ADL, NVAPI/NVML, IGCL, and WMI.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Metric limitation

For OpenGL and Vulkan apps reported with runtime “Other,” CPUFramePacingStall is always zero and CPUFrameTime may be less accurate.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platform

The project describes PresentMon as a Windows toolset and its main release page lists version 2.6.0 as the latest release.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Related tools

The project README lists AMD OCAT, CapFrameX, RTSS RivaTuner Statistics Server, Microsoft PIX on Windows System Monitor, and NVIDIA FrameView as tools that build on or visualize its functionality.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Telemetry

The service combines ETW frame data with hardware telemetry such as GPU temperature and power.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

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