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Heres a question for all those tracking fps. If you can't tell if your game is smooth buttery 60fps (tm) without metrics does it really matter if you are getting 60fps?
It’s interesting that so many people posting in this thread have made the assumption that those of us who display metrics are unable to differentiate between high and low frame-rates.
I’d argue it’s the opposite, that people who display metrics are probably very good at gauging frame-rates (without the use of frame counters) because it’s likely they’re ‘techies’. Myself, I’m highly susceptible to any sort of frame-time issue and will ‘feel it‘ before I see it. I can also easily tell the difference between 30, 45, 60, 75 and 120 FPS.
So why do I play with metrics on? (I can can actually picture many of you sitting there with sour looks on your faces, wondering what my problem is.)
Because I’m a techie! I love seeing my GPU and CPU usage and temperatures and how much system ram and vram a certain game is drawing. And, for me, seeing these metrics doesn’t detract from my enjoyment of the game - but actually enhances it. What a wonderful feeling seeing your GPU at 95% capacity, running below 80 Celsius, and your frames bang on at 60! Seeing such a metric totally justifies the purchase of my 4K display and 2080TI, and brings a big smile to my face!
My ideal date, btw, would be sitting the young lady down at my computer and showing her my metrics while playing a near maxed out RedDead Redemption 2 at 4K - everything sky high! I’m even getting excited right now just thinking about it!