Submission + - Where minimum-FPS figures mislead, frame-time analysis shines (techreport.com)
JohnnyBigodes writes: Graphics card and CPU reviewers have a long history of relying on average-FPS and minimum-FPS numbers. While those measures are useful, they don't paint an exact picture, since that game hitches and inconsistent performance can be masked by them. Frame-time analysis started becoming commonplace a while ago, and reviewers are coming up with new ways to show where and how a given system feels smoother and faster than another one, despite showing the same average FPS. The folks at The Tech Report are improving on frame-time methods with histogram graphs for frame rates, and the results are interesting. Check'em out.