FPS or Frames Per Second are a key measure of how well your game is performing. While it’s not the whole story regarding performance, it’s the first thing you should check if your game seems more sluggish than you’d like.
Watching your FPS number isn’t something you need to do during normal gameplay, but it’s a great way to benchmark your system or put a number against any sluggishness you perceive. Below, we’ll show you how to check FPS in Windows. If you’re not happy with the numbers you see, you might want to know how to overclock your graphics card or how to overclock your CPU if turning down your game’s settings doesn’t do the trick by itself.
