How to show FPS in Apex Legends

Apex Legends is Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment’s popular Battle Royale title. People love the title because of its fast-paced gameplay, slick movement, and gunplay. The game feels even better when you know you are getting a high-frame count. But how exactly can you find your Apex Legends frame rate? Well, there are a few ways to figure out your Apex Legends FPS counter. Here is how to show FPS in Apex Legends for several methods.

Origin is the primary platform most Apex Legends players will default to. The platform the game originally launched, meaning there is likely more players launching the Origin client. Origin’s convenient thing is that it has a built-in feature enabling FPS counters in all its games, including Apex Legends. 

Here is a step-by-step guide to knowing how to show FPS in Apex legends through the Origin Client.

1. Open up Origin.
2. Click on Origin in the top left of the client and press Application Settings in the drop menu.
3. The Origin client will open a new interface. Head over to the Origin In-Game tab.
4. The display FPS button will be at the bottom of the Origin In-Game tab. The list of options allows the user to select where they want to display the Apex Legends FPS counter.

Once you have opted for a preferred Apex Legends FPS Counter, you can now head in-game through Origin and see how your PC performs in real-time.

With the Apex Legends Steam release, the most popular PC gaming platform is a big destination for Apex Legends fans. Steam also offers an FPS counter built into the client, meaning you can work out your Apex Legends FPS, as well as other Steam Games.

Here is the process for knowing how to show FPS in Apex Legends via Steam.

1. Open up Steam
2. Click on Steam in the top left of the Client, and press Settings.
3. A new pop up window will appear. Click on the In-Game tab to access in-game settings.
4. The Steam FPS counter is located in the middle left of the window. From there, you can choose to enable the Steam FPS counter by placing it in any corner of your screen. If you want, you can enable contrast mode, so the FPS really stand out while you play any Steam game, including Apex Legends.

For those who use an Nvidia Graphics Card and like managing their optimization through Nvidia Geforce, then this one is for you. Nvidia also has a built-in FPS Counter, allowing Nvidia to show the FPS you get in every game it can detect. Electronic Arts Games are one of the many publishers Nvidia partner with to create optimized drivers. Therefore, Nvidia will have no problem working out accurate Apex Legends FPS. 

Here is how to show FPS in Apex Legends for Nvidia users.

1. Open up Nvidia Geforce Experience.
2. Click on the cogwheel, which brings you to the settings page.
3. Head to the share section and click on the settings button in that section.
4. Click on the Overlay button.
5. The overlays button has several options, including FPS, Camera, and Viewers for streaming profiles. Click on the FPS and chose where you want the FPS counter to display.

With that said, here are a few solid ways to learn how to show FPS for Apex Legends and for other titles too. Unfortunately, there isn’t a way to really work out FPS while playing Apex Legends on Consoles. The game tends to be set to specific settings to make consoles play the game typically at a minimum of 30 FPS, such as the Nintendo Switch.

With that said, we hope you PC players look at your frames and be happy with the count you get in real-time.