How I check console frame rates on my Samsung TV without external tools

I gamed exclusively on PC for nearly two decades, but one reason I switched to console gaming a few years ago was the amount of enjoyment I got from my Samsung Neo QLED TV. No monitor I ever used offered a better image than my Neo QLED TV. Plus, couch gaming is so much more comfortable.

Another reason, among several others, was that I didn’t want to spend another minute tweaking graphics settings whenever I installed a new game that pushed my PC’s hardware configuration beyond its limit.

Gaming consoles are hassle-free in that regard. Console games have one predefined graphics setting or a simple switch between performance and quality modes.

Instead of wasting time — time I could spend playing the game — tweaking settings on a PC, I’d much rather take whatever the game developer can give me.

Even so, I am sometimes curious to see how many frames per second my console game runs at, particularly when they’re not locked to a particular frame rate and can fluctuate.

What do I do in this case? Obviously, I can’t install Fraps or similar PC software on a TV. Is there a way to check the frame rate?

Actually, yes, it’s very easy to see the current frame rate of your console game on a Samsung TV — at least a modern Neo QLED / OLED one. Assuming, of course, that the game is not FPS-locked.

All you need to do is access one of two menus using your TV remote.

The Game Bar takes up more screen space and disappears automatically after one minute. The pop-up disappears automatically after five seconds. Of course, you can close either one manually by pressing back on the remote.

Author’s Note: To be frank, the Game Bar is probably one of my least favorite and least used features on my Neo QLED TV. I almost never use it, but if I want to monitor my frame rate for more than five seconds, I might.

Otherwise, I generally prefer pressing the OK button if I want to check my frame rate and video-audio settings.