If you’re looking to experience the excitement and thrill of playing games at their best, then you need to get yourself a gaming laptop. A laptop is the perfect tool for gaming, as it offers a great range of features that make it perfect for the enthusiast. One of the most important features of a gaming laptop is its graphics card, which is responsible for providing the power and performance needed to play your favorite games. There are a number of different types of graphics cards available on the market today, but one that is often recommended is an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 or GTX 1080. These cards offer great performance and are very affordable, making them an excellent choice for anyone looking to game on their computer. However, there are a few things that you should be aware of when choosing a graphics card. First and foremost, it’s important to choose a graphics card that has enough power to handle your specific game requirements. If you’re playing games that require high-end hardware such as Witcher 3 or Battlefield 1, then you may want to consider investing in a more powerful card. However, if you’re just starting out and need something that can handle some basic games like Minecraft or Forza Horizon 4 without too much trouble, then go with something like the GTX 1050 or 1050 Ti. Another thing to keep in mind when choosing your graphics card is its price point. Some cards are much more expensive than others and can be quite expensive on average. If you’re not sure whether or not you need an expensive card or not, it’s best to stick with something lower-cost until you have more experience with gaming laptops and find out what type of performance they offer in comparison to other models.


Windows 10 has a built-in FPS counter hidden in its little-known Xbox Game Bar. Despite its name, the Xbox Game Bar is a powerful full-screen overlay you can use in PC games. Here’s how to show your frames per second (FPS) in games.

This feature is part of the Game Bar. To open it, press Windows+G. (If the Game Bar doesn’t appear, head to Settings > Gaming > Xbox Game Bar and ensure that it’s toggled to “On.” You can also choose a custom keyboard shortcut for launching it from here.)

Look for the floating “Performance” widget in the Game Bar overlay.

If you don’t see the floating Performance panel, click the menu button on the bar at the top of your screen and click “Performance” to show it.

Click the “FPS” option in the floating Performance window. The first time that you click this option, you’ll see a message saying that you need expanded User Account Control access to get FPS info about PC games.

Click “Request Access” to continue. You’ll be prompted to agree to a User Account Control prompt.

After confirming the UAC prompt, you’ll need to restart your PC to enable this feature. The FPS meter will not function until your reboot.

After restarting your PC, launch a PC game and open the Game Bar. The Performance widget will show your frames per second (FPS) along with your CPU, GPU, VRAM (video RAM), and RAM usage.

To see a graph of the FPS over time, click the “FPS” category. You may need to hover your mouse cursor over the widget and click the right arrow (“>”) button to show the graph if the floating widget is in its small form.

To keep the FPS meter always on-screen at all times, click the “Pin” icon at the top of the floating widget in the Game Bar interface. Now, even when you hide the Game Bar, it will stay on your screen and always appear on top of your gameplay until you unpin it.

You can reposition the floating window on your screen by dragging it around in the Game Bar overlay. You can also choose its size.

To get rid of the floating Performance window, go back to the Game Bar overlay (Windows+G) and click the “Unpin” button. It will then only appear when you pull up the Game Bar overlay.

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