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How do i display framerates in games?
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Matthew Attoe
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Mar 2, 2005, 08:42 AM
 
Hi,

Could someone tell me how to display the framerates in various games and is there a demo that can be run in each game to give an average framerate. I'd like to be able to test different resolutions to see which gives me the best framerates.

Quake 3
Medal of Honor games
World of Warcraft
Unreal Tournament 2004

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Matthew
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Mar 2, 2005, 08:10 PM
 
most games have their own way to show framerate. Games that use the same engine may all use the same way to show frames. You'll have to check on a game by game basis.

As for benchmarking, if that's what you want to do, some games come with a timedemo, but I'm not sure which ones and if they come with that for Mac.

If you just want to see which settings are best for you, I'd suggest just messing around with it and playing as opposed to hoping for an automated solution. Especially with complex games like WoW, where frames depend on so many things (area, graphics settings, number of people, effects on screen, server lag, et cetera).
     
   
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