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The performance overlay tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about on-screen display tools that show real-time system metrics like FPS, CPU usage, GPU load, and memory consumption. Threads tagged with performance overlay often explore how to enable, configure, or troubleshoot these overlays in games and applications, particularly within the Steam client. Users share tips for optimizing overlay settings to balance performance monitoring with minimal impact on gameplay. The tag also touches on related topics such as UI scaling, high-contrast modes, and reduced motion settings that can affect how overlays are displayed. Whether you are a gamer or a power user, the performance overlay tag provides practical advice for tracking system performance during demanding tasks.
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    Steam gains accessibility refresh: UI scale, high contrast, reduced motion, and customization tab

    Valve has quietly but meaningfully reshaped the Steam client with a sweeping UI and accessibility refresh that brings long-requested controls — UI scaling, high-contrast mode, reduced motion, and a dedicated customization tab for game artwork — to the desktop and SteamOS users, and the result is...
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