Game performance prediction from real-world performance data

A system for matching device configurations to games, comprising:

• a memory for storing executable program code;
• and
• a processor, functionally coupled to the memory, the processor being responsive to computer-executable instructions contained in the program code and operative to:
• determine a device configuration of a client device, wherein determining the device configuration comprises identifying a graphics processing unit (GPU) type of the client device;
• determine a performance tier of the device configuration from a set of device configuration performance tiers generated from telemetry data from a plurality of client devices with different GPUs executing a plurality of games, wherein the telemetry data comprises frame rate data for each of the plurality of games executed by the plurality of client devices;
• receive an indication that the client device is accessing a software game library;
• identify, from a subset of the telemetry data comprising telemetry data for a specific game included in the software game library, that the determined performance tier of the device configuration for the client device is associated with a minimum acceptable frame rate for the specific game;
• and
• provide, for display on a display device connected to the client device, an icon corresponding to the specific game and an indication that the client device is a good fit for executing the specific game.

A computer-readable storage device comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, assists with matching device configurations to games, the computer-readable storage device including instructions executable by the processor for:

• determining a device configuration of a client device, the determining comprising analyzing a graphics processing unit (GPU) ID of a GPU of the client device;
• determining a performance tier of the device configuration from a set of device configuration performance tiers generated from telemetry data from a plurality of client devices with different GPUs executing a plurality of games, wherein the telemetry data comprises frame rate data for each of the plurality of games executed by the plurality of client devices;
• receiving an indication that the client device is accessing a software game library;
• identifying, from a subset of the telemetry data comprising telemetry data for a specific game included in the software game library, that the determined performance tier of the device configuration for the client device is associated with a minimum acceptable frame rate for the specific game;
• and
• providing, for display on a display device connected to the client device, an icon corresponding to the specific game and an indication that the client device is a good fit for executing the specific game.