For PC enthusiasts, gamers, and overclockers, MSI Afterburner is the gold standard for GPU overclocking, undervolting, and—most importantly—on-screen display (OSD) monitoring. Rainmeter is the beloved desktop customization tool that turns your Windows desktop into a live, interactive dashboard.
This article explains exactly how to pipe MSI Afterburner’s data into Rainmeter, the role of HWiNFO, and how to set it up for the ultimate desktop monitoring suite. Rainmeter cannot read MSI Afterburner’s internal data directly. Afterburner uses its own proprietary RivaTuner Statistics Server (RTSS) and kernel-level drivers. There is no official "Rainmeter Afterburner plugin" that connects the two. rainmeter afterburner plugin
But can you get those precise Afterburner statistics (core clock, temperature, fan speed, voltage) directly onto a sleek Rainmeter skin? Instead, the community relies on a powerful bridge: HWiNFO . But can you get those precise Afterburner statistics
GPU Sensor (voltage/temp/freq) → HWiNFO64 → Shared Memory → Rainmeter HWiNFO Plugin → Your Skin For PC enthusiasts