Searching a bit online it seems 30 FPS is the bare minimum for games to play smoothly not lagging as much and below 30 is when it lags and stuff. 60 FPS being the best possible, and anywhere between 30 to 60 being alright. I just want to ask what you guys think, I am sure you are more knowledgeable on the category - what is good FPS for running games smoothly? Is it indeed 30? What range is a good FPS range? Is it indeed 30 - 60? I need this to help me determine things for a gaming PC and I am using a website that shows how well it'd play a game FPS wise and I was just curious since I don't know much about FPS. Any information would help! Thanks!

Searching a bit online it seems 30 FPS is the bare minimum for games to play smoothly not lagging as much and below 30 is when it lags and stuff. 60 FPS being the best possible, and anywhere between 30 to 60 being alright. I just want to ask what you guys think, I am sure you are more knowledgeable on the category - what is good FPS for running games smoothly? Is it indeed 30? What range is a good FPS range? Is it indeed 30 - 60? I need this to help me determine things for a gaming PC and I am using a website that shows how well it'd play a game FPS wise and I was just curious since I don't know much about FPS. Any information would help! Thanks!

​I'd say 45-60 FPS is pretty good. Anything over 60 FPS is obviously good too

​I'd say 45-60 FPS is pretty good. Anything over 60 FPS is obviously good too

​Alright and what would you say the bare minimum for playing games should be? 30 FPS seems to be the answer that came up the most, would 30 FPS still be able to play a game smoothly in your opinion? (The PC I am looking at shows it can go at max 35 FPS according to the site I use so would that be efficient?)

​Alright and what would you say the bare minimum for playing games should be? 30 FPS seems to be the answer that came up the most, would 30 FPS still be able to play a game smoothly in your opinion? (The PC I am looking at shows it can go at max 35 FPS according to the site I use so would that be efficient?)

​The bare minimum should be for sure 30FPS in my OPINION. 30 FPS is what GTA V runs at on console so just watch some gameplay of that and you'll see how you'll be playing it :)

You've seen some standard TV, right? That's 24 FPS, and that's pretty smooth. Anything over 24 is seen as film, so if you're over that you'll be able to play it without headaches.

​The bare minimum should be for sure 30FPS in my OPINION. 30 FPS is what GTA V runs at on console so just watch some gameplay of that and you'll see how you'll be playing it :)

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You've seen some standard TV, right? That's 24 FPS, and that's pretty smooth. Anything over 24 is seen as film, so if you're over that you'll be able to play it without headaches.

​Ah I see...I see...so then 35 FPS should be more then plenty to run the game smoothly then, right?

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​Ah I see...I see...so then 35 FPS should be more then plenty to run the game smoothly then, right?

​I wouldn't call it smooth, but it isn't stuttering.

If it's lower then 24, it's lagging, over, its film/TV FPS, and in my opinion, over 45 is really smooth.

​I wouldn't call it smooth, but it isn't stuttering.

If it's lower then 24, it's lagging, over, its film/TV FPS, and in my opinion, over 45 is really smooth.

​Hmm but so TV is like 30 right? So then 35 should be fine right? Because my Xbox 360 runs GTA V quite smoothly on TV.

TV is 30 in NTSC regions, 25 in PAL. USA is in the NTSC region.

TV is 30 in NTSC regions, 25 in PAL. USA is in the NTSC region.

​Hmm...how about the Xbox 360? How much FPS does that run GTA V at if you know? And my TV runs the game smoothly however but not sure if that lies in the TV itself or rather the console...but aren't consoles also 30?

I'm not certain, but I believe it's the same as the regional framerate. (IIRC, it's cgen that's double)

Edited April 26, 201511 yr by EvilJackCarver

I'm not certain, but I believe it's the same as the regional framerate. (IIRC, it's cgen that's double)

​Uh.....I am still an FPS noob so what is the regional frame rate?

​Uh.....I am still an FPS noob so what is the regional frame rate?

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TV is 30 in NTSC regions, 25 in PAL. USA is in the NTSC region.

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​So then you would say 35 would be good enough then to run the game on? Since 30 runs the game smoothly on the consoles...but not sure if there is a difference between the PC and consoles though frame rate wise....but in general would you say then that 35 would be good enough to run the game smoothly? As in, not lagging or anything?

35 would be better than console, yes (don't confuse frame skip and latency!)

35 would be better than console, yes (don't confuse frame skip and latency!)

​So then it should be good enough then hopefully, thanks for answering! And wait...what is the difference of frame skip vs latency? Is latency another word for lagging? And frame skipping when you skip frames...I never really thought that bad unless it skips major frames which would 35 do either or?

Latency (AKA lag) == the time it takes for data to travel from point A to point B.

Frame skip ~= low framerate.

Latency (AKA lag) == the time it takes for data to travel from point A to point B.

Frame skip ~= low framerate.

​Well either way, according to this website I use it says I should be able to play the game on high easily with my selected computer so let's hope for it. So then just confirming: 30 is the one used by most things and 35 isn't that bad, correct? 35 FPS?

35 is better than 30. Just know that mouse sensitivity is directly linked to the framerate, so if it goes above 35 your mouse will be more sensitive than it would be if you get, say, 25.

Edited April 26, 201511 yr by EvilJackCarver
make clearer the tail sentence is an example

35 is better than 30. Just know that mouse sensitivity is directly linked to the framerate, so if it goes above 35 your mouse will be more sensitive than it would be if you get, say, 25.

​Hmm I see...well mouse sensitivity hasn't been a problem before and I can play GTA IV moderately so it shouldn't be a problem. Thanks for the information man! It was much appreciated! And thanks to all as well who helped! Thanks for your inputs, they were also all much appreciated! In case you are curious, here is the gaming pc I went with in the end, larger than the other but it still says gets 35 FPS apparently. Check the report for yourself. Thanks again! 

http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=1308&game=Grand+Theft+Auto+V&p_make=Intel&p_deriv=Core+i7-4710HQ+4-Core+2.5GHz&gc_make=Nvidia&gc_deriv=GeForce+GTX+970M+3GB&ram=16&screenRes_width_FPS=1920&screenRes_height_FPS=1080&checkSubmit=#systemRequirements

Edited April 26, 201511 yr by 1supermiguel