Steam is building a game performance estimator for your PC

The latest versions of Steam include code that mentions a "Framerate Estimator" tool, though there's nothing user-facing at the moment.

Steam to add new feature that estimates your frame rate before buying a game

A new Steam Store feature has been spotted in the website's code which could see the platform predict how well your PC will run games before you buy them.
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Estimated FPS data could be coming to Steam soon

User discovers new code in the Steam Client that points to a new feature that may display estimated frame rate data for each ...
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Steam might be adding a feature that could be a big deal for players

Following an interesting string of code being discovered on SteamDB, Steam's potential next feature proposes a game-changing ...
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Valve is working on a Steam Framerate Estimator, according to data miners

Recent Steam updates contain references to a built-in 'Framerate estimator', which will give you an idea about how well games will run on your PC.

Steam could soon show estimated FPS based on crowd-sourced player data

The feature would represent a significant step toward bridging the gap between official system requirements and actual ...