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How to benchmark FPS in CS2

Type timedemo benchmark in your game console to play benchmark.dem as fast as possible and get your average FPS at the end.

timedemo

Plays a demo as fast as possible and reports your average frame rate, a common benchmark.

timedemo <file>

Examples

timedemo benchmark

Benchmark with benchmark.dem.

Arguments

fileRequired
Demo path relative to game/csgo, without .dem.

What it does

Runs a demo in benchmark mode and prints performance results when it ends. Use the same demo before and after changing settings to compare.

The game's own description: Play a demo and report performance info.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab of the server page; the reply shows right under it. A value set there lasts until the server restarts. To keep it, add the line to game/csgo/cfg/server.cfg. New to this? Start a CS2 server first.

Your own
CS2 server.

From $0.03 an hour, only while it runs. New accounts get 6 free tokens.