A YouTuber plays the shooter CS:GO with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 at insane frame rates beyond 4,000. But why would one need that, and what does it bring?
Frames per second (FPS) has become an important metric for many gamers across various games. The higher the frame rate, the smoother the game runs. Especially for fast shooters and games where quick reaction times are crucial, high frame rates play a significant role. Many pros therefore play on extremely low graphic settings because they expect to gain an advantage over their competitors.
Now a YouTuber has taken on the challenge of achieving the highest possible frame rate in the popular shooter “Counter Strike.” The advantage is that Counter Strike does not have high hardware requirements and runs on nearly any computer, thus allowing for high frame rates without much effort.
YouTuber plays Counter Strike at 4,000 FPS – cannot utilize the frame rate
Who is even doing this? The YouTuber 3kliksphilip has just over 1 million subscribers on YouTube and has specialized primarily in Counter Strike. In his latest video, he tested whether he could reach over 1000 FPS.
How did he do that? To achieve this, he first disabled and removed all things that could lower the frame rate:
- He disables the game’s interface (HUD) first.
- He also reduces the visibility in the game and disables various graphic settings.
- In a further step, he disables the AI bots that run around the map.
With all settings, he eventually reaches just over 4,400 FPS in a scene where he stares at a boring wall on an even more boring map.
You can watch the entire video on YouTube:
What does he gain from it? The basic idea behind such absurd FPS numbers is that one wants to have a maximum advantage over opponents. The smoother the game, the more accurately one can aim and hit.
In fact, the YouTuber doesn’t get much from his thousands of FPS, as Counter-Strike has a built-in limit of 400 FPS, which is already quite high. More cannot be displayed in the game itself.
Additionally, modern display units currently reach a maximum of 360 Hz – this is reported by colleagues from GameStar, who present a current model in their article. At CES 2022, manufacturer ASUS also introduced the ROG Swift 500Hz, which is said to achieve 500 Hz (via allround-pc.com).
Furthermore, it should be noted that he has built a special situation here to achieve this high number. The average player is unlikely to stand in front of a wall and be happy about high frame numbers when they can’t even shoot an opponent.
What do you think of such tests? Do you believe players will someday game with such high frame rates and even benefit from them? Let us know in the comments.
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