What Is FPS and Why It Matters in Gaming

FPS is exactly the frames per second. It is basically the number of pictures, pixels, or frames shown on our monitor screen per second. Like how many frames are shown on our monitor screen in every single second. So it is called the frames per second. Frames per second is very important with respect to the gaming perspective.

Professional gamers use the systems which give them FPS higher than 300, while on normal day-to-use systems give the FPS rate approximately 120. And FPS depends on different factors physically and as well as the hardware, software. So in this blog, we will discuss why it is important and how can we calculate the FPS.

Benefits of Monitoring FPS During Gameplay

If we talk about the benefits of monitoring FPS during the gameplay, then these are uncountable. For example, when we track our FPS while the games, we came to know that how much our system is powerful. And the delay between the physical actions like clicking the keys or the mouse buttons and then it is digitally executed. And if the graphics shown on the monitor are delayed then your system is not so powerful and will be having low FPS.

This all explains that why FPS is important. So for this reason, we must maintain our system up to date and many other helping things are explained in other blogs on this website you can also see those. And I have explained each and every step how we can upgrade our PC physically as well as software and other kind of things which help us to maintain the higher FPS.

Best Free FPS Counter Tools for 2025

Current free tools are:

• Fraps
• MSI
• Afterburner
• NVIDIA Overlay
• Radeon Overlay
• Razer Cortex

How to Check FPS on Windows PC

There are many ways to check our system’s FPS. Some of them are discussed in this heading. For example, on the website which you are reading this blog, in the header you would be seeing a letter tool. This is basically a tool page. You can go to this page and there it has a calculator which calculates your current FPS. While starting the test you can go to different sites and play games and etc.

After that you will come back, stop the test, and it will give the average as well as the details, the lowest FPS, the highest FPS, and this is the best benefit of using this website. So what are you waiting for? Just go and avail this and test your system’s FPS. Furthermore, in the category section there are more advancements that how can you accelerate your FPS and other kind of things.

FPS Checking Methods Comparison Table

Platform	Method	Difficulty	Accuracy	Cost	Built-in Feature	Requires Download	Real-time Display	Recommended For Beginners
Windows PC	Xbox Game Bar	Very Easy	High	Free	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Windows PC	Steam FPS Counter	Very Easy	High	Free	Yes (Steam users)	No	Yes	Yes
Windows PC	GPU Software	Medium	Very High	Free	Partial	Yes	Yes	Moderate
Android	Developer Options	Medium	Medium	Free	Yes	No	Yes	Moderate
iOS	Third-party Apps	Medium	Medium	Free/Paid	No	Yes	Yes	Moderate
PlayStation 5	Game Help	Easy	High	Free	Yes	No	Partial	Yes
Xbox Series	FPS Counter	Easy	High	Free	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

 

How to Check FPS in Specific Games (Fortnite, Call of Duty, Valorant, etc.)

Most of the games have the built-in option to check the FPS. We can calculate the FPS and there is a built-in calculator which shows the frames per second rate on the gameplay screen. But for the games which are not having this option for those we can also use external softwares, websites, and other kind of calculators.

I am going to express both of these conditions in this blog heading. First of all, the games like Fortnite, Call of Duty, World War, these games have built-in FPS calculator toggle button which shows the FPS on the screen. But for the games or programs which do not have their FPS calculator, then we can simply do that. Go to the Tools page. In the header section, there is a Tool page link in this website.

Go to that page. Click on that and start the test. The FPS test will be started after that. You can go to any browser or minimize this browser and open any game and play game or watch videos, or ETC, whatever you want. After some time, come back and stop the test and it will give you the test results. Then analyze the results and do follow the instructions in the guide section to maximize your system’s FPS and Fasten up your computer speed.

Troubleshooting: What to Do If Your FPS Is Too Low

If we talk about the problems why FPS is low then there are several reasons we should discuss them one by one. First of all, it may be due to your system’s low specifications, if you are using low spec system and you are trying to play heavy games then it causes a huge problem and the system lags, adds delay, which lowers your FPS.

Furthermore, the FPS is also hurted by the physically dust at your devices, inside your system unit and it must be cleaned by the blower and you should use cooling fans. Because, when the system is heated up this also lowers your FPS.

Furthermore, background apps, different games, settings in the graphics cards, These are the basically most important things to be noticed when we are going to fasten up our computer or we want the FPS to be increased. So, these are the basic things and settings you should apply this in-order to get the high FPS and get a very good gaming experience.

Conclusions

At last, I would say that if you are struggling with gaming, your system has low specs and you do not have to increase your system specs, then I would say that please do the above-mentioned steps in order to increase your FPS.

First of all, calculate your FPS, then take the adequate steps and increase your system’s FPS. This will help a lot, your delay will be reduced, speed will increase and will give a higher FPS which you will enjoy the gaming experience and you can be a professional and a high-level gamer too and take part in competitions as well. So, go with it and do check our tools page.