Average FPS and 1% lows: reading benchmark results

Key points

This guide examines practical criteria and limitations instead of relying on one marketing metric.

What changed and what to check

• Average FPS shows overall throughput but hides occasional slow frames.
• The 1% low reveals consistency, although it depends on run length and test scene.
• A frame-time graph is the clearest way to see spikes, stutter, and repeatability.

Who should care

This material is useful for readers comparing components, planning a new build, or validating a result against their own use case.

Every final score should be considered together with test conditions and source data.

Practical takeaway

Judge smoothness with average FPS, 1% lows, and the frame-time graph together.