Intel PresentMon 2.6.0 Cuts CPU Usage by Up to 78%

Intel has released PresentMon 2.6.0, a free, open-source tool for tracking, capturing and analyzing graphics and system performance. The update adds a Game Experience overlay, expanded telemetry and additional frame-analysis capabilities.

According to the source, PresentMon 2.6.0 cuts CPU usage by up to 78%. Intel says the release also adds metrics intended to better represent perceived motion and animation quality. The source does not provide further details about those metrics or the conditions behind the CPU-usage figure.

The release is described as bringing performance improvements over the previous version. PresentMon is used to monitor and analyze graphics and system performance, while the new overlay adds a Game Experience view.