What is fps?

[Setsunax]

I don't know much about computers just to make that clear so it'd be great if you could try explaining this in an easy way. I also don't know correctly where to place this so sorry if it's wrongly placed.

 

[mouse24]

FPS stands for Frames Per Second. Its more or less how many images appear on the screen in a given second. The lower the FPS the more stuttery it becomes because of well... The lesser amount of Frames in a second.

Thats not to say a fps as high as you can possibly imagine is a good thing, nope, quite the opposite with current technology. Most current monitors are limited at 60fps, some gaming oriented monitors are limited to as high as 144fps, going over this amount is detrimental due to the simple fact we get screen tearing where say you see an image but the monitor isn't refreshing fast enough to process all the images that are coming into it so it either jumps ahead or something to that affect.

I'm pretty bad at explaining things so if you didn't understand, please ask.

 

[hysteria357]

FPS stands for Frames Per Second, AKA Frame Rate. As images are strung together, they are interpreted as motion. The higher the frame rate, the more pictures displayed in a second which makes motion smoother. You can read more here http://www.gamespot.com/videos/reality-check-do-we-need-60-fps-on-ps4-and-xbox-on/2300-6415658/ Skip to about 40 seconds for a great explination of frame rate

 

[StaticHS]

FPS stands for Frames Per Second. Its more or less how many images appear on the screen in a given second. The lower the FPS the more stuttery it becomes because of well... The lesser amount of Frames in a second.

Thats not to say a fps as high as you can possibly imagine is a good thing, nope, quite the opposite with current technology. Most current monitors are limited at 60fps, some gaming oriented monitors are limited to as high as 144fps, going over this amount is detrimental due to the simple fact we get screen tearing where say you see an image but the monitor isn't refreshing fast enough to process all the images that are coming into it so it either jumps ahead or something to that affect.

I'm pretty bad at explaining things so if you didn't understand, please ask.

If the FPS is over the hertz of your monitor, you can v-sync (most games have this option). V-syncing practically limits your fps.

 

[mouse24]

FPS stands for Frames Per Second. Its more or less how many images appear on the screen in a given second. The lower the FPS the more stuttery it becomes because of well... The lesser amount of Frames in a second.

Thats not to say a fps as high as you can possibly imagine is a good thing, nope, quite the opposite with current technology. Most current monitors are limited at 60fps, some gaming oriented monitors are limited to as high as 144fps, going over this amount is detrimental due to the simple fact we get screen tearing where say you see an image but the monitor isn't refreshing fast enough to process all the images that are coming into it so it either jumps ahead or something to that affect.

I'm pretty bad at explaining things so if you didn't understand, please ask.

If the FPS is over the hertz of your monitor, you can v-sync (most games have this option). V-syncing practically limits your fps.

Yeah I forgot to add that in... Thanks for giving the OP a heads up though.

 

[Setsunax]

FPS stands for Frames Per Second. Its more or less how many images appear on the screen in a given second. The lower the FPS the more stuttery it becomes because of well... The lesser amount of Frames in a second.

Thats not to say a fps as high as you can possibly imagine is a good thing, nope, quite the opposite with current technology. Most current monitors are limited at 60fps, some gaming oriented monitors are limited to as high as 144fps, going over this amount is detrimental due to the simple fact we get screen tearing where say you see an image but the monitor isn't refreshing fast enough to process all the images that are coming into it so it either jumps ahead or something to that affect.

I'm pretty bad at explaining things so if you didn't understand, please ask.

No i understood. But about what is a good fps rate and what is not? How do i keep my fps at a good point? also what does stuttery mean? I'm not english and i've never heard that word before. Google translate hasn't either x3

 

[Setsunax]

FPS stands for Frames Per Second, AKA Frame Rate. As images are strung together, they are interpreted as motion. The higher the frame rate, the more pictures displayed in a second which makes motion smoother. You can read more here http://www.gamespot.com/videos/reality-check-do-we-need-60-fps-on-ps4-and-xbox-on/2300-6415658/ Skip to about 40 seconds for a great explination of frame rate

thanks for that video, it explained everything.

 

[mouse24]

FPS stands for Frames Per Second. Its more or less how many images appear on the screen in a given second. The lower the FPS the more stuttery it becomes because of well... The lesser amount of Frames in a second.

Thats not to say a fps as high as you can possibly imagine is a good thing, nope, quite the opposite with current technology. Most current monitors are limited at 60fps, some gaming oriented monitors are limited to as high as 144fps, going over this amount is detrimental due to the simple fact we get screen tearing where say you see an image but the monitor isn't refreshing fast enough to process all the images that are coming into it so it either jumps ahead or something to that affect.

I'm pretty bad at explaining things so if you didn't understand, please ask.

No i understood. But about what is a good fps rate and what is not? How do i keep my fps at a good point? also what does stuttery mean? I'm not english and i've never heard that word before. Google translate hasn't either x3

The "how much is good enough" thing is quite personal, Some people prefer a solid 60fps and others think 30fps is good enough. Some even go so far as to say 120fps is the only way to go. Personally for me it depends on the game. If its a high paced shooter such as BF or COD then I required 60fps or I notice I play marginally worse. For slower games such as minecraft I don't mind 30fps.

Also stuttery, the technical definition is "Tending to stutter" Though I used it more as a way to say a repeating/jumping/jittery/unsmooth image.