MSI Afterburner

ApplicationMSI / Guru3D

Dem still dey call am msi afterburner, rtss, rivatuner

MSI / Guru3DDrivers

GPU overclock and on-screen display. Dey work on non-MSI cards. RTSS na di overlay engine. E no be di NVIDIA App.

Wetin you need know

Afterburner na tune plus RTSS. E no be di NVIDIA App.

MSIAfterburner.exe and RTSS.exe dey overlay and overclock. Dem dey work on non-MSI GPUs. NVIDIA App na di driver companion.

Wetin e be?: GPU tune and OSD
Still current?: Yes, see Current status
Official download?: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If di OSD disappear, I dey check RTSS, no be NVIDIA App. Afterburner dey work on non-MSI card. I no dey treat am like di Game Ready installer.

Wetin be MSI Afterburner?

MSIAfterburner.exe dey change clocks, fans, and monitoring. RTSS.exe dey draw di OSD. NVIDIA App dey install drivers and get im own overlay. AMD Software get Adrenalin overlay.

If you never use am before

If you want clock slider and FPS overlay, Afterburner na di common tool. E dey work on NVIDIA and AMD cards, no be only MSI boards. RTSS na di overlay engine wey e dey install. NVIDIA App na di vendor driver companion, no be dis tuner.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Clocks, voltage, and fan curves

On MSI and non-MSI cards. NVIDIA App no dey replace dese sliders.

On-screen display via RTSS

FPS and graphs. Discord and NVIDIA overlays fit stack and fight.

Profiles

Per-game Afterburner profiles. Dose ones no be NVIDIA App game presets.

Na who e dey for?

People wey dey tune GPU
Users wey want vendor-neutral OSD
Anybody wey open NVIDIA App and no fit find dese sliders

Current status

MSI Afterburner (2010) na current gpu tune and osd from MSI / Guru3D. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://www.msi.com/Landing/afterburner.

How old e be?

Afterburner and RivaTuner start since di 2010s. NVIDIA App (2024) na di current GeForce companion. You fit run both. Dem no be di same product.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

MSI Afterburner

RTSS (bundled overlay)

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor
RAM	E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
MSIAfterburner.exe	Main Windows executable
RTSS.exe	RivaTuner Statistics Server overlay engine

Startup components

Afterburner and RTSS often dey start wit Windows so dat di OSD go dey ready. Turn dat off inside each app if you want manual start.

File locations

Common MSI Afterburner locations
Typical install	C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI Afterburner\

Common wahala dem

Two overlays at once

NVIDIA App, Discord, and RTSS fit all draw. Turn extras off to test.

Tink say e dey only work on MSI cards

People widely dey use Afterburner on NVIDIA and AMD cards. MSI na just di publisher name.

How to get unstuck

Install from msi.com/Landing/afterburner, den allow am make e add RTSS

Guru3D forums na di development hangout. Skip "Afterburner unlocker" packs.

Open RTSS if di OSD dey miss

RTSS.exe na di overlay. Afterburner fit run without visible OSD if RTSS dey off.

Turn off NVIDIA or AMD overlay when you dey test stutter

One OSD at a time. Di driver app still no be dis tuner.

Alternatives

NVIDIA App and AMD Software get vendor overlays. FanControl na for case fans, no be GPU clocks. Precision X1 na another vendor tuner.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download	www.msi.com/Landing/afterburner Official installer or vendor page
Help	forums.guru3d.com/ Vendor support
Official site	www.msi.com/Landing/afterburner Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

E dey work wit current NVIDIA and AMD GPUs wey Afterburner list. Unstable clocks fit crash game. Dat one na user tune, no be Feex sensor.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

MSI Afterburner official site · Vendor product page
MSI Afterburner help · Vendor support
Guru3D Afterburner forum · RTSS development discussion
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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