FPS boost on low-end PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“My old fps on mx bikes was averaging at about 20 fps now i usually have 50 to 60 fps”
Steam review · 32.1 h played ↗
Smart Game Booster
Worth buying? What 292 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 292 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 78%Mostly Positive · 78%Smart Game Booster2020Utilities
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A one-click PC optimizer that helps some low-end PCs gain FPS, but many see no gain, and it can cut off WiFi, break drivers or crash games. Skip it if your PC is decent.
Great for
Owners of old or low-end PCs who want a free, simple one-click tweak plus temperature and FPS overlay
Main risk
May do nothing for FPS and can disable WiFi, break drivers or cause crashes
What players love
Free and easy to use
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“it's free so why not give it a try.”
Steam review · 153.1 h played ↗
Useful driver update tool
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The "Check Driver Updates" button makes this worth it, easily.”
Steam review · 267.5 h played ↗
Easy one-click boost that closes background apps
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“I hit the "Boost" button and it shuts down all the extra, non-gaming related programs and services”
Steam review · 44 h played ↗
FPS and temperature monitoring overlay
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“The overlay is also helpful, telling you the temps of CPU, GPU, FPS, etc.”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
"Can I run it" game checker
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“I get pretty good use out of the "can I run it" feature”
Steam review · 29.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
No real FPS improvement or makes it worse
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“did REDUCE performance by ~5-7FPS in a UE5 Game - while the game run at 77 FPS when the program was not running.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Games crash or fail to launch
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“optimized CS so that it no longer loads”
Steam review · translated · 7.6 h played ↗
Driver updates break drivers
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The driver update crashed my pc, had to reinstall all them drivers.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Disables WiFi or network
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Turned off my wifi and I had to restart to even get it back ??? Shuts down everything that you actually need”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Can't close or uninstall; resource hog
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“SGB5 uses 15%+ CPU just sitting in the tray”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Pushy Pro upsell and no Steam updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 18 negative reviews
“It constantly asks you to upgrade to the "pro" version”
Steam review · 6.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown100 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Windows XP, Vista
Processor1 GHz processor or faster
Memory1 GB RAM
Storage100 MB available space
OSWindows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Windows XP, Vista
Processor1 GHz processor or faster
Memory1 GB RAM
Storage100 MB available space
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