- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Ok, becuase of the many oblivios people in here. I will elaborate on what frames per second is. Even though it really speaks for itself.
Frames per second are how many frames are displayed on the screen per second. So in a 60fps game, 60 frames are displayed per second.
The human eyes take pictures at a high rate, and the mind fills in the blank spots to make your vision smooth rather than a bunch of flashes. This can also trick the eyes into seeing something that isnt real. TV's, Movies, and games all use this principle to create the illusion of a solid stream of video, when what is actually happening is pictures are scrolling across the screen at a higher rate than your eyes can percieve.
Your mind is tricked and it fills in the blank spots. That is why sometimes a game will lag behind. This means that the fps has dropped, and your eyes can now percieve the time between each frame.