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FPS

FPS

7 3.9
The number of images shown each second in a video or game
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : fotogramas por segundo
  • OK, that's not a lot of FPS, but it is running.
  • acquisition of FPS

You're gaining a couple percent in FPS maybe depends on the game.

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Examples

  • For example, I can deal with something as low as 25 fps quite fine.

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  • Compare the amount of time spent above 60 fps, however, and the gap becomes an ocean.

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  • And all the while, the game runs somewhere around a little under 30 fps average.

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  • At the moment, only a few games get a huge FPS boost out of it.

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  • I am really trying to reach that 60fps sweet spot on both.

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  • Still, it's rare to see smartphones that can record 60 fps and beyond.

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  • The more frames per second (fps), the better the chance of getting that perfect picture.

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  • Can deliver 1080p gaming with solid 30 fps in almost every modern game.

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  • You're gaining a couple percent in FPS maybe depends on the game.

  • Many gamers prefer a higher fps to ensure smoother motion during fast-paced action.

Synonyms

frame rate
vsFPS
  • Specialized
5 3.4

How many pictures a video, animation, or game shows each second

highlights how that number relates to motion smoothness

Surface Forms

FPS singular
FPS plural

Morphology

FPS = frames per second (semi-transparent) = F + P + S

The initialism 'FPS' directly abbreviates 'frames per second'; once the expansion is known the relationship to its components is clear. [Postprocessing: changed transparency from 'transparent' to 'semi-transparent' for abbreviation]

Etymology

FPS also means frames per second, where a frame is one still image and per means 'for each', so the number shows how many pictures appear in one second. That is why a higher FPS makes motion look smoother.