{"id":36772,"date":"2016-06-15T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=36772"},"modified":"2017-07-12T09:31:48","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T14:31:48","slug":"mac-gaming-see-frames-per-second-in-real-time-with-count-it-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/36772-mac-gaming-see-frames-per-second-in-real-time-with-count-it-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Mac Gaming: See Frames Per Second in Real Time with \u2018Count It\u2019 App"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[Update from the developer:<\/strong> Apple introduced a significant security change with macOS Sierra. It\u2019s part of the System Integrity Protection, and you will need to disable a part of it to make Count It work.<\/i>]<\/p>\n

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Have you ever wanted to record game performance on your Mac? Wonder how well your shiny new iMac or MacBook runs games? Wonder no more. Now you can with the <\/span>Count It<\/span><\/a> app \u2013 the first ever frames per second counter for Mac.<\/span><\/p>\n

For many years, Mac users had no ability to see Frames Per Second (FPS) until the introduction of the Steam beta over a year ago. This provides you an optional simple FPS counter but comes with distinct limitations. For one, not everyone uses Steam for gaming and two, it would only show your FPS, not record it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Related:\u00a0<\/strong>Rocket Yard Guide: How to Play Windows Games On Your Mac<\/a><\/p>\n

Some games come with built-in benchmarks such as Tomb Raider or Shadow of Mordor, but it is not common for games to include benchmarks. Here is where a third-party application comes in handy. Count It is unique in that both shows your FPS and graphs it for you in an easily readable chart. It also supports a variety of platforms, such as <\/span>GoG Galaxy<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>MacGameStore<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Steam<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Battle.net<\/span><\/a>. Just manually add games of your choosing to the client.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How to Install<\/b>
\nSounds awesome, right? It is! To get started with Count It head over to the MGHQ page <\/span>www.macgamerhq.com\/count-it-mac-frame-rate<\/span><\/a> and download the application. Here you can also find out some more information via the FAQ at the bottom of the page.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once you have installed and added Count It to your applications folder, fire it up!<\/span><\/p>\n

By default, the application will not record your performance, just show FPS. To change this, open the Preferences and click on the “Recording” tab. Then under “Record Frame Rate” set it to Always or With Hotkey. I prefer the Always setting, so I don’t forget, but a hotkey may be preferred if you only want to record sometimes.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are a variety of methods to add games to Count It, but here is the most basic way to get started:<\/span><\/p>\n