RivaTuner is a small and at the same time powerful utility designed to tune and overclock (increase initial technical characteristics) video cards based on NVIDIA and AMD GPUs. The full name of the program is RivaTuner Statistics Server.
Despite the fact that the last update of this program was released back in 2009 and is no longer implemented, the use of RivaTuner is still relevant today.
How to use the RivaTuner program?
The relevance of the RivaTuner utility lies in the fact that it works at a low hardware level. Those. updating the software of video cards (drivers) and operating systems has practically no effect on the performance of the program. It directly accesses the hardware of graphics adapters, using standard software shells that are present in both old and new versions of drivers and various system files.
Among the main features of RivaTuner, it should be noted:
- Different graphics adapters both when using software (drivers) and through low-level access to the hardware of devices.
- Possibility of fine manual adjustment of video parameters of Direct3D and OpenGL libraries.
- The ability to control the cooling system of the video card (adjusting the speed of rotation of the coolers).
- Low-level settings for refresh rate, color, brightness, contrast, and gamma.
- The ability to create a personalized driver for the currently used monitor based on the PnP information received from it.
- Monitor current clock speeds, voltage levels, and GPU, memory, and cooling fan temperatures.
- The ability to increase and decrease FPS (frames per second), GPU and memory usage in 3D applications and games.
- Full control over the AGP bus both through the video card driver and bypassing it (at the hardware level).
- The ability to create profiles with parameters for launching games / applications and quickly switch between them.
- Diagnostics of the graphics subsystem and the creation of reports for further study by specialists.
All changes made using RivaTuner take effect immediately (no need to restart your computer). When using this program, it should be borne in mind that overclocking a video card can negatively (up to a complete failure) affect its performance.
RivaTuner Statistics Server Compatibility with Windows
As noted above, RivaTuner works with both old and new versions of Windows operating systems, including Windows 10. x86 and x64 systems (32 and 64 bits) are supported. The interface and built-in reference materials for the program are fully translated into Russian. The RivaTuner app is 100% free.
Want to keep an eye on your system's performance while you play? What's the best way to see what your equipment is capable of? Does it reveal itself completely or is something preventing it?
You may have already seen game reviews with system performance information right on the computer screen while playing and wondered: How did they do it?
This information, presented in the upper left corner of the screen, is called OSD or OSD and is one of the most used functions in MSI Afterburner. It allows you to monitor the performance of your graphics card and other hardware while you play, and thus gives you important information about what can be improved to increase performance. Want to know how to get this information on your screen? Just follow our directions below!
First, you need to get the latest version of MSI Afterburner and Rivatuner Statistics Server. Both programs are included in the MSI Afterburner installer. ()
1. Launch MSI Afterburner
2. Click “ Settings"(Settings) 
3. Click “ monitoring”(Monitoring) and go to “ Active hardware monitoring graphs” (Active Equipment Monitoring) and select the information you want to display in the OSD menu (for example, we use “GPU usage”)
b. To display the information of interest on the screen, check the option “ Show in On-Screen Display”(Show in OSD). 
c. In a collumn " Properties”” (Properties) you will see the inscription “ in OSD"(on the menu). Select other information to be displayed on the screen in the same way. You can change the order of the information displayed on the screen by dragging the desired menu items up or down the list.
d. Text shown in “ override group name”(Group Name Change) to be displayed on the OSD can be changed as you like. (Here we changed the name “GPU usage” to “GPU load”)
e. Don't forget to click OK to save your changes and exit to MSI Afterburner. 
Now when you launch the game you will see the OSD!
But that's not all! You can also customize the appearance of the menu. You can easily customize the OSD using the RivaTuner Statistics Server utility, which is automatically installed with Afterburner.
1. Click on the “ Riva Tuner Statistics Server”
2. In the menu that opens, you will see the settings that you can change. Here are some of the most interesting options to change:
a. On-Screen Display shadow (OSD Shadow Adjustment): When this option is enabled, the text will have a dark outline to improve its visibility.
b. On-Screen Display palette (Change OSD Color): Here you can change the color of the OSD text. You can also change the color of the shadow.
c. On-Screen Display zoom (OSD Enlargement): Here you can change the size of the OSD text.
d. Position of OSD(OSD Position Change): Drag and drop the OSD text to any position on the screen. 
3. After you are done with the OSD settings, launch the game and watch the result. The MSI Afterburner application is a very handy tool for any gamer, not just an overclocker. You can use MSI Afterburner to optimize your gaming performance! The application is constantly updated and guarantees excellent stability and compatibility with your equipment. Since new versions are released regularly, please make sure you are using the latest version of the app, which is available for download at:
is a utility for managing the parameters of video cards based on NVideo and AMD chipsets. As a rule, it is used by gamers to "overclock" video cards, which improves graphics settings and reduces processor load. With the help of the program, you can change the voltage and frequency of the graphics core and memory, and on new cards - the frequency of the shader unit. There is a registry editor, the ability to configure drivers (including undocumented parameters), the ability to configure basic monitor settings. There is a way to enable blocked elements of GeForce video cards. For new graphics cards, you need to use "MSI Afterburner", a program based on RT.
Advantages and disadvantages of RivaTuner
Detailed settings for video cards;
+ advanced adjustment of the cooling system;
+ Russian-language interface;
+ possibility to change undocumented parameters of drivers;
+ creation of separate profiles for each program;
– the program is no longer supported by the developer;
- an inexperienced user can damage the video card.
Key features
- setting parameters for video cards based on NVideo and AMD chipsets;
- detailed display of the current characteristics of video cards;
- changing the speed of coolers;
- video card voltage and temperature monitoring;
- bypass blocking elements of cards of the GForce family;
- changing driver settings through access to the registry;
- temperature monitoring;
- automatic update;
- configuring basic monitor settings.
*Attention! When downloading the standard installer, you will need a pre-installed archiver, you can
Novice gamers have repeatedly noticed technical information in the corner of the screen in game reviews. It includes information about system load, frame rate, etc. This function is implemented by one very interesting application - RivaTuner Statistics Server. What is this program and how to configure it, let's find out in this article.
About the application
RivaTuner Statistics Server is an application bundled with MSI Afterburner. It performs the functions of displaying technical information about the equipment (load of video memory, RAM, processor, etc.), fine-tuning graphics and overclocking the computer's video card. As you already understood, it cannot be installed as a separate module. Therefore, we will consider a detailed algorithm for unpacking and configuring the utility.
How to install and configure?
There is nothing difficult in this. You just need to follow the steps from our instructions exactly:
- Download MSI Afterburner from this link.
- Install the application and launch it.
- In the new window, click "Settings" at the bottom of the screen.
- Go to the "Monitoring" tab and in the "Active Monitoring Graphs" subcategory, select the information that you want to see during the gameplay. In my case, this is "Download video core".
- To display the selected values on the screen, check the box next to "Show in Overlay Screen Display".
- You can also rename the names of each of the indicators to your liking. You just need to activate certain fields and enter the text of interest.
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