Rivatuner Overlays | Best

One size does not fit all. Below are the top five RivaTuner overlay configurations, ranked by use case.

This is the secret sauce. Generic overlays only show GPU stats.

Now, RTSS will treat HWiNFO sensors as native data sources. rivatuner overlays best

RTSS can show a frametime graph – this is more useful than FPS alone.

How to read it:

Add this to overlay: Frametime (ms) : 6.9 ▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█

| Problem | Fix | |---------|-----| | Overlay not showing | Run RTSS as admin. Set Application detection level to High. | | Overlay flickers | Change Rendering mode to Vector 2D or Raster 3D. | | High input lag | Turn off Framerate limit or use “Async” mode. | | Stats missing | Go to Afterburner → Settings → Monitoring → check “Show in On-Screen Display” for each. | | Overlay in videos/screenshots | RTSS properties → uncheck “Show On-Screen Display on captured screenshots”. | One size does not fit all

CPU per core (all)
GPU % + VRAM
Frametime graph

→ Spots single-thread CPU bottlenecks immediately.

Ensure only one overlay renderer is active at a time to avoid conflicts.

To get the absolute best experience out of RTSS, do not use it in isolation. Use this software stack: Now, RTSS will treat HWiNFO sensors as native data sources