Supportsoft Glossary

Frame Rate: Measuring Visual Fluidity

FPS is just how many pictures the screen draws per second. Movies are 24, but games need more. 30 is okay for slow games, but for shooters? You want 60, minimum. Competitive pros want 144+. Why? Because higher FPS lowers input lag. It makes the game feel "snappy."

If the frame rate drops, the game feels broken. We call it "chugging." For a technical game developer in Sydney, keeping FPS high is a religion. We hunt down the code or art that’s slowing things down—usually too many shadows or unoptimized scripts—and fix it. Smoothness beats graphics every time.