How is DPS calculated?

DPS equals damage per shot times fire rate (shots per second). The tool then applies your damage buff, expected crit bonus, and hit rate to produce both raw and effective damage per second.

How does crit chance factor in?

The average per-shot multiplier is 1 + critChance × (critMultiplier − 1). Multiplying base damage by this gives the expected damage including crits, which the calculator folds into the DPS total.

What is effective DPS?

Effective DPS multiplies raw DPS by your hit rate, so missed shots reduce output. A high-damage weapon you only land half your shots with may have lower effective DPS than a steadier one.

Does the damage buff stack with crits?

Yes. The buff multiplies base damage first, then the average crit multiplier is applied, so a 20 percent buff and crit chance compound rather than simply add.

Are these exact in-game numbers?

The math is the standard DPS model used across shooters and RPGs. Real games add range falloff and armor; enter your effective values to keep the comparison accurate.

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Compare weapons by real damage output

Raw damage-per-shot is misleading on its own — fire rate, crit chance, buffs, and how often you actually hit all change the real numbers. This calculator combines those factors into both a raw DPS figure and an effective DPS that accounts for your accuracy, so you can compare builds and gear on an even footing.

How it works

The calculation builds up in layers:

avgCritMult = 1 + critChance × (critMultiplier − 1)
perShot     = baseDamage × (1 + buff%) × avgCritMult
rawDps      = perShot × fireRate
effectiveDps = rawDps × hitRate

avgCritMult is the expected multiplier per shot given how often you crit and how hard crits hit. perShot applies your damage buff and that crit average. Multiplying by fire rate gives raw DPS, and scaling by hit rate gives the effective DPS you’ll see in real fights.

Tips and example

A weapon doing 40 damage at 6 shots/sec is 240 raw DPS. Add a 20 percent buff and a 25 percent crit chance at 2x crit, and the average multiplier becomes 1 + 0.25 × 1 = 1.25, so per-shot damage is 40 × 1.2 × 1.25 = 60 and raw DPS jumps to 360. If you land 70 percent of shots, effective DPS is 360 × 0.7 = 252. Use the effective figure when choosing between a hard-hitting but inaccurate weapon and a steadier one.