Latency

Generic term for any delay; in cloud gaming usually means click-to-photon.

Latency is the single biggest factor in whether cloud gaming feels good. We measure end-to-end (click-to-photon) latency with a 240fps camera and report the mean of 30 trials. See the methodology page for more.

Related terms

Click-to-photon latency
Time from input on the controller to the corresponding pixel changing on screen.
Network RTT
The round-trip time for a network packet between your device and the server.