In order to be able to predict the FPS of new games as accurately as possible, Valve is currently collecting masses of Steam user data.
Valve is known for constantly working on practical new Steam features and making them available to its huge user base free of charge. A function is soon to be added that will help players make purchasing decisions.
Steam should be able to predict FPS
PC gamers have the advantage of being able to put together their own system, taking their own preferences and budget into account. The list of valid components is long. Even hardware that has been around for a few years can still deliver good results.
However, this also means that many players are regularly faced with the question of whether a new game will even run on their computer and, if so, what quality and performance will be achieved. It is precisely this question that Valve would soon like to answer before a purchase is made.AreportAccording to the Steam manufacturer, it is currently working on a function that can calculate how many FPS can be expected with which default settings before a game is purchased.
For some time now, Steam has been asking players to share their telemetry data with the platform. Steam is the largest gaming platform in the world. At the beginning of 2026, for example, more than 42 million users were active on the platform at the same time.
All of these gamers naturally use different PCs, laptops and now also handheld devices. This generates heaps of data on various combinations of components and games.
Game developers are often faced with the problem that they can only test their titles on a limited number of optimized PCs in order to determine the best possible system requirements for new games. In practice, this often leads to problems with certain components.
The data from Steam players could be very revealing here. If you know how certain games run on which hardware, you can better predict how new titles are likely to perform on the same components.
It wouldn’t be the first feature of this kind on Steam, by the way.Just last year, Valve released a new performance monitor that allows players to check more closely how games run and which components reach their limits first.
So far, there has been no confirmation from Valve that such an “FPS estimator” is actually planned and in the works. However, it would certainly be an exciting tool for both players and developers, who would presumably have to deal with fewer bugs and refunds.
