Does an SSD Improve FPS When Gaming? Should I Get SSD for My Gaming Laptop?

I am building a new gaming laptop and considering upgrading my HDD with an SSD. But does an SSD Improve FPS when gaming? And should I get an SSD for my gaming laptop?

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Roxanne· Answered on Nov 27, 2024

FPS, shortened for frames per second, is the frequency at which consecutive images are collected or shown. This definition applies to motion capture systems, film and video cameras, computer animation, and computer games. Generally, SSDs offer superior performance, reliability, energy efficiency, and durability compared to HDDs. Thus, SSD is very attractive to game users.

However, SSD does not directly impact FPS. It can only improve overall system performance and reduce game load times. FPS is primarily determined by the CPU (Central Processing Unit) and GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) capability. On the other hand, an SSD can contribute to a smoother gaming experience by decreasing stutters and lag caused by lengthy loading times or retrieving game data from a slow storage device.

To sum up, SSD is still worth buying for your gaming laptop as it can read and write data more efficiently, reducing loading times and smoother gameplay. To better maintain the high performance of your SSD, you should regularly monitor the SSD's speed and health. EaseUS Partition Master can meet your needs perfectly and cover you in disk health and speed tests. Its "DiskMark" tool can run a fast hard drive speed test and give accurate results.

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Here are the quick steps on how to do an SSD speed test with EaseUS Partition Master:

Step 1. Launch EaseUS Partition Master and open "Discovery." Click the download button of the "DiskMark" to activate it.

Step 2. Connect the SSD to your computer and click on the drop-down box to select the target SSD, test data, and block size.

Step 3. Hit "Start" to begin the disk test and wait patiently for the results.

Below is a related article that teaches you how to check SSD health:

Read More: How to Check Hard Drive Health in Windows

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