What is FPS?

FPS stands for Frames Per Second, and it tells us how many pictures a screen shows every second.

Imagine you're watching a cartoon on TV. The cartoon is made up of lots of tiny still pictures, called frames. If the TV shows more frames each second, the cartoon looks smoother, like when you flip through pages in a flipbook really fast. That’s what happens with FPS!

Think of a clock that ticks once every second. Each tick is one frame. If the clock ticks 30 times in one second, that means 30 frames per second. The more frames shown each second, the smoother and more lively the action looks.

If a game or movie has a low FPS, like only 15 frames per second, it might look a bit choppy, like when you flip through a flipbook slowly. But if it has a high FPS, say 60 frames per second, it will feel smooth and fast, just like the cartoon you watch on TV!