perkms

Perkms is a unit of measurement used to quantify the performance of a computer's graphics processing unit (GPU). The term is a portmanteau of "performance" and "kilometers per second," reflecting the unit's origin in the gaming community. One perkms is equivalent to one kilometer per second of performance, which is a measure of how well a GPU can render a scene in a game.

The concept of perkms was popularized by the gaming community as a way to compare the performance of different GPUs in a more intuitive manner than traditional benchmark scores. The unit is calculated by taking the average frame rate achieved by a GPU in a specific benchmark test and dividing it by the number of kilometers per second that a car would travel at that frame rate. For example, if a GPU achieves an average frame rate of 100 frames per second in a benchmark test, and the benchmark scene represents a car traveling at 100 kilometers per hour, then the GPU's performance would be 1 perkms.

Perkms is not an official unit of measurement and is not recognized by any standardization body. However, it has become a popular way to compare GPU performance in the gaming community, particularly among enthusiasts who are interested in the technical aspects of gaming hardware. The unit is often used in conjunction with other performance metrics, such as frame rate and benchmark scores, to provide a more comprehensive picture of a GPU's capabilities.