Breaking Down the TFLOP: The Real Story With Graphics Performance

If you follow gaming remotely, you may have heard a term used repeatedly in forums, advertisements, and media articles: the TFLOP! "Xbox One X has 6 TFLOPS of power" and "Nvidia's RTX 2080 has 10TFLOPs" and much more. But what is a TFLOP? How is it calculated and why is it used as a benchmark for graphics? How is it misunderstood and misused throughout the industry? Finally, how can we used this metric to predict the performance we'll see in the next generation of gaming graphics. If you ever wondered any of these questions and want to become an expert in understanding graphics performance, then you've come to the right place! Get the real story and history behind the TFLOP right here!