Low frame per second (fps) meaning

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I read this quite often but I don't know what is meaning of this. I think in my language we have different expression for this.

So what does low Fps means.

Is that when your game doesn't move fluently but on moments it runs more slowly than it should ?
 

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Its when your graphics card isn't able to render enough frames per second and you experience lag and choppy gameplay. Its impact varies from game to game but usually anything below 30 fps is considered low.
 

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Frames per second (fps) is exactly what it sounds like - the number associated with the term is telling you how many frames your game is running at every single second. For example, if a game says it runs at 30fps that means that every second there are 30 frames shown.

Without going into the extreme details of explaining how our eyes/camera shutters process individual frames in a moving image - to give reference, most movies run at 24fps. In video games, you typically want at least 30fps and the more the better. The lower the fps, the slower/laggier the game runs (for example, if your game runs at -10fps you probably are watching a slide-show rather than playing a game). The higher the number, the faster/smoother the game will appear visually.

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The lower the fps, the slower/laggier the game runs (for example, if your game runs at -10fps you probably are watching a slide-show rather than playing a game). The higher the number, the faster/smoother the game will appear visually.
Thanks this explained everything.

We simply have different expression for this problem and it doesn't include words frame or seconds in anyway.

Mods can close/delete thread if they want
 

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Thanks this explained everything.

We simply have different expression for this problem and it doesn't include words frame or seconds in anyway.

Mods can close/delete thread if they want
Why not close the thread manually? Write a post then click the little box that says close thread. If the option is premium exclusive then I guess you have no choice but to wait
 
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