Measuring FPS?

Question

I'm curious - how do you actually measure/view the Frames Per Second that you are getting with your particular video card?   I have read of people running a special benchmark program such as AquaMark (which I have never used or seen...)  And I have also read of people reporting that they are getting '40 FPS' etc. running a particular game or whatever - how are they measuring that?   Thanks!

Kilmar · Answer

most games have ways to turn on FPS counter. For those that don't, they use FRAPS.

DELL-Chris M · Answer

GuitarCanuck, * Go here to download Fraps

PastaBusta · Answer

Google the following:

3DMark2001 SE

3DMark2003

Aquamark

These are all popular benchmark programs that test the overall performance of a computer, with emphasis on frame rate. They all provide numerical indexes of your computer's performance. Run a couple of these and post your results. The other folks here can tell you if you're running fast/slow given your current platfrom (what are you running anyway?). To give you an idea, my 3DMark2003 benchmark is: 9500 with my setup.

PB

GuitarCanuck · Answer

Thanks for the responses. Not a huge gamer, but the ones I have tried did not have that neat FPS Counter feature, so that explains that... thanks for the references, I will try tinkering with FRAPS and/or a benchmark program on the weekend...

I have a Dim 2400 Celeron, am currently playing Battle for Middle Earth (a gift). Thanks to the tips on these forums, I improved my performance by tripling my RAM (added 512 to my existing 256MB), and upgraded from Integrated graphics to a BFG GeForce FX5200 OC PCI card. (I'm in Canada, couldn't get a rare FX5600 PCI shipped here!). It's nice not to have to run on Very Low settings anymore, and improved on the video "stuttering" problem.

Maybe in a few years the Wife will let me buy a new, higher performance machine! :)

Thanks again.

Message Edited by GuitarCanuck on 02-04-2005 11:08 AM

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