Frame Pacing Is The Benchmark Nobody Reports
Average frames per second hides the stutter you actually feel. Here is what to measure instead.
Two systems can post identical average frame rates and feel completely different. The difference lives in the distribution.
Read the percentiles
First percentile frame times tell you about the worst moments, which is what your eyes notice.
Practical testing
- Log frame times, not averages.
- Repeat the same traversal three times.
- Report the shape of the distribution.
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