NVIDIA FrameView vs SiSoftware Sandra

NVIDIA FrameView is a free Windows utility for measuring graphics performance, latency, and power use. It records frame rates, frame times, power, and performance per watt, and can capture PC latency alongside FPS without additional hardware. A configurable overlay shows live metrics, while benchmark results are saved to log files. FrameView uses PresentMon for analytics and supports single-GPU systems from NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel. Supported graphics APIs include DirectX 9–12, OpenGL, and Vulkan. It can capture Universal Windows Platform apps and applications running full-screen or windowed. Power reporting differs by manufacturer: NVIDIA GPUs provide chip and board measurements, while AMD GPUs provide chip power only. Correct AMD power measurement requires PCAT or another interposer setup. Windows 10 and later are supported. DX9 and DX10 games do not show the overlay, although their capture data is logged. NVIDIA also lists Battlefield 6 anticheat as incompatible with the overlay. The redesigned overlay requires Multi-Plane Overlay support, and presentation latency can increase when MPO is unavailable or disabled.

SiSoftware Sandra is a remote analysis, benchmarking, and diagnostic utility for PCs, servers, mobile devices, and networks. It runs on Windows and Android and covers CPU, memory, cache, graphics and GPGPU, storage, networking and internet, cryptography, and software virtual machines. Information modules include TPM cryptoprocessors, biometric devices, virtual machines, storage spaces, and SQL Server databases. Benchmarks cover TPM cryptography, DNS, internet connections, and Java and .NET virtual machines. For GPU and APU workloads, the release lists OpenCL, CUDA, DirectX Compute Shader, OpenGL Compute, and Vulkan support. Sandra also has a comparison database. Sandra Lite is free for personal and educational use; other uses are treated as evaluation software. Listed paid editions are Personal Edition at 74.99 USD once, Business Edition at 199.99 USD once, Tech Support Edition at 299.99 USD once, and Enterprise Edition at 2295.00 USD once. The maker is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and was founded in 1995.