The frame rate is the number of frames that are rendered per second. For example, movie film is shot at 24 frames per second (fps), while NTSC analog video is shot at 29.97 interlaced fps.

A "frame drop" is simply a drop in frame rate. So, for example, a game might be running at 60 frames per second, and then ...

This not only kills the interest in the game but makes a game’s frame rate look ugly. Windows 11/10 promises to reduce this by offering an option to enable variable refresh rate under Graphics ...