Battlefield 6 includes a built‑in performance overlay with multiple detail levels, so you don’t need extra software to see your frame rate.

  • Pause the game (Esc).
  • Open Graphics → Advanced (Modify).
  • Scroll to Performance Overlay and choose a mode.
Mode What it shows Screen impact
Simple FPS only Minimal
Extra FPS plus hardware and thread usage details Moderate
Advanced Extensive performance metrics and stats Heavy

Tip: For regular play, Simple gives a clean, accurate FPS readout without clutter.

Reading the numbers

Battlefield 6’s overlay exposes multiple counters. The GPU FPS value reflects your actual frame rate and aligns with what platform overlays report.

Turn FPS on with the Frostbite command console

If you prefer a quick toggle or don’t see the menu option, use the Frostbite engine’s console command. This method works across EA PC games that support it.

  • Press the ~ key to open the console. If your locale doesn’t map this key, switch your keyboard input to English (US).
PerfOverlay.DrawFps 1   // turn FPS counter on
PerfOverlay.DrawFps 0   // turn FPS counter off

EA documents this command for PC on its support page for displaying an FPS counter in EA games: help.ea.com/en/articles/platforms/fps-counter-ea-games-pc/.

Show ping and the network performance graph

You can expose latency and connection health alongside your FPS.

  • Scoreboard ping: Pause → Options → System → Network group → enable Scoreboard Ping. Hold Tab in‑match to view player names with ping.
  • Network Performance Bar: Pause → System → Network Graph → Modify → set Show Network Performance Bar to Always (or On Problems) and enable Network Widgets for packet loss and related metrics.

Tip: Use On Problems to surface the graph only when issues occur, keeping your view clear when the connection is stable.

Use third‑party overlays (Steam, Xbox Game Bar, Fraps)

External overlays are useful if you want a platform‑wide counter across games:

  • Steam FPS counter: Available in Steam’s in‑game overlay. Setup is covered in Valve’s support material: help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/5B03-A517-D747-9421.
  • Xbox Game Bar (Windows): Offers an FPS widget and system metrics.
  • Fraps: A lightweight benchmarking overlay for older setups.

Note: If the Steam overlay shows an FG label next to FPS, turn off the NVIDIA Low Latency option in Battlefield 6’s settings to remove it. For a consistent baseline, use the same overlay during testing.

Quick reference

Method How to enable What you get
In‑game Performance Overlay Graphics → Advanced → Performance Overlay FPS (Simple), hardware/thread details (Extra), deep stats (Advanced)
Frostbite console PerfOverlay.DrawFps 1 / 0 FPS counter via command toggle
Scoreboard ping System → Network → Scoreboard Ping Latency next to player names (Tab)
Network Performance Bar System → Network Graph → Modify → Show bar Live network health and packet loss, optional widgets
Steam/Xbox Game Bar/Fraps Enable overlays in each tool Platform‑level FPS and system metrics

For most players, the built‑in Performance Overlay on Simple is the cleanest way to keep an eye on frame rate during matches. If you’re diagnosing a problem or tuning settings, step up to Extra or Advanced briefly, then drop back to Simple once you’re done.