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The framerate of a screen is the number of times it is updated per second (also known as fps).

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How to find frames per second of any video file?

Is there any simple way to find the fps of a video in ubuntu? In windows I use Gspot to find out all the information about a video file. But in ubuntu I find it very difficult to find out this basic information. Any help is appreciated.
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Why do I have low FPS unless root?

Problem: Normal users aren't using the best graphics driver. I first noticed this playing Osmos from the HumbleBundle2, but I can observe it while running glxgears too. Maximised on a 1280x1024, glxgears averages a choppy 60 frames in 5 seconds, vs…
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Show frames per second on desktop?

I use Ubuntu 17.10 with KDE Plasma 5 installed and I'd like to show the frames per second. A simple counter of any kind would suffice. Is there any way of doing so?
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How do I fix dragging window lag?

Whenever I drag a window in Ubuntu, the dragging process isn't smooth. My refresh rate is set to 144Hz. Please help; I don't want some complex type of help (i.e., Compiz). My GPU is MSI 1060 6 GB. Also, my NVIDIA driver is 460 (Propriety,…
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How can i monitor FPS in native linux games

So getting to the question what is the most user friendly overlay option for measuring native linux games framerate (preferably no compiling necessary)? I have done a fair amount of research and i understand that there are a few methods to choose…
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Youtube framerate low in full screen

I've just installed Ubuntu 12.04 yesterday, and i'm having problems watching video's on YouTube. Once I get to full screen the frame rate drops to 16fps. My PC runs the latest games on very high, so I don't think my hardware would be a problem.…
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Dell PowerEdge T110, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, SLOW FPS at login screen

So, I have this problem with our company's server. It is working like a charm since the 2011 with its very first OS installed, Ubuntu 11 Oneiric Ocelot. During these years, it has been upgraded to the newer version, passing from the 12 standard…
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How to show currently running FPS?

I want to see how many frames per second (FPS) I am running at, on my computer. Is there a way to do that in Ubuntu?
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Dota 2 drop to 1fps Ubuntu 15.10

With 14.04 LTS I had no problem play at rock steady 75fps. Now with the 15.10 it's wandering crazy ~40-50fps with sudden drops for ~5sec to 1fps. I have the latest Intel Graphic Drivers: *-display description: VGA compatible…
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How (if possible) to raise gaming fps?

I was trying to play Civ 5 and Borderlands 2 via steam and had terrible frame rates. BL2 was far worse, but Civ 5 was also pretty bad. Is this just because I'm running Ubuntu, or could there be a correctable issue causing it? I'm using a laptop, so…
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nvidia control panel reporting 60hz on 144hz monitor. how to make ubuntu output 144hz?

OK, I'm using Ubuntu Gnome 15.04 wit gnome shell 3.16.1 and nvidia control panel 349.16 (think that's the newest one, correct me if i'm wrong) I have no idea why it says 60hz under the name of my monitor when it should say 144hz. Also in windows…
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Major drop in FPS on Vega 8 following MESA/OpenGL library upgrade to 20.0.8-0ubuntu1~18.04.1

I have an ASUS TUF FX505DY with a AMD Radeon RX 560X / AMD Radeon Vega 8 After an update earlier today I've noticed a major drop in FPS in all games. Below is a list of all the updated libraries without those that probably have no impact on graphic…
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Dual monitors setup capped at 60hz

OS: Ubuntu 20.04 My issue: Dual monitors setup with one 1080p @60hz and another monitor 1440p @144hz. Running on proprietary Nvidia driver 440. Monitor is properly setup at 144hz from display settings and the other one at 60hz. I can clearly see…
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How to turn down Refresh Rate of secondary monitor only? (Reduce GPU usage)

I want to reduce the refresh rate of my secondary monitor to something really small, such that my GPU doesn't has to do as much work. But there is no option to change the refresh rate for my second monitor in the default "Displays" settings. It…
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General Usage has a slow Framerate

this is especially noticeable in code editors, where there is more than usual re-drawing going on. But lag also happens in web browsers when navigating and scrolling. Scrolling seems to lag, too. so.. not sure what's going on there. I don't even…
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