If you recently noticed an FPS, GPU, CPU, or LAT counter sitting in the top corner of your screen on Windows, you may be wondering what it is, where it came from. And most importantly! How to remove it. This small overlay is part of NVIDIA’s in-game performance monitoring tools, included with the NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience). While some people like having quick performance stats visible while gaming, others find it distracting or unnecessary. This guide will walk you through exactly what the overlay is, why it appears, and how to quickly hide or completely disable it.

Takeaways:

  1. What is the new white bar showing FPS GPU CPU LAT in the top right-hand corner of the screen on Windows?
  2. Learn how to enable or disable the white stat counter in the top right-hand corner of the screen on Windows 11.

Where is this Overlay Coming From?

The FPS, GPU, CPU, and latency (LAT) display is part of the NVIDIA in-game overlay. It can be toggled on or off using simple keyboard shortcuts, and it is enabled by default for some users when GeForce Experience or the NVIDIA app is installed.

The overlay can provide useful data such as:

  • FPS (Frames Per Second) – How smoothly your game is running
  • GPU Usage – How much load your graphics card is under
  • CPU Usage – How much processing power is being used
  • LAT (Latency) – Input delay between your system and the game

While this info is handy, it's not something you want to have up on display all the time so it's better to disable it when you're doing anything other than gaming or performance testing things.

How to Remove or Hide FPS GPU CPU LAT Counter in the Top Right of the Screen on Windows 11

If you just want to get rid of it immediately without changing deeper settings, use the following shortcut:

  • Press Alt + R > This toggles the small FPS and performance overlay in the corner of your screen.

That’s all it takes. The counter will instantly disappear, and you can press the same shortcut again to bring it back if you need it later. But if you want to disable it entirely, you will have to disable the NVIDIA overlay.

Accessing NVIDIA Overlay Settings

If you want more control over the overlay, or to disable it entirely so shortcuts no longer affect it, you will need to adjust the NVIDIA app settings.

  • Open the NVIDIA App
  • Press the Start menu and type NVIDIA.
  • Open the NVIDIA app (or GeForce Experience if still installed).
  • Go to Settings
  • Look to the bottom left corner and click Settings.
  • Locate the In-Game Overlay Section
  • In settings, find the option labelled In-Game Overlay (sometimes just called NVIDIA Overlay).
  • Toggle It Off

Learn how to disable or hide the FPS GPU CPU LAT overlay on Windows 11

  • Switch the overlay Off to disable it completely.
  • Once disabled, pressing Alt + Z (which normally opens the full NVIDIA overlay) and Alt + R will no longer bring up any on-screen stats.