diff --git a/examples/scatter/spinning_spiral.py b/examples/scatter/spinning_spiral.py
index c032fc1c8..56cdcb906 100644
--- a/examples/scatter/spinning_spiral.py
+++ b/examples/scatter/spinning_spiral.py
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 Spinning spiral scatter
 =======================
 
-Example of a spinning spiral scatter
+Example of a spinning spiral scatter.
+
+This example with 1 million points runs at 125 fps on an AMD RX 570.
 """
 
 # test_example = false
-# sphinx_gallery_pygfx_docs = 'animate 10s'
+# sphinx_gallery_pygfx_docs = 'animate 15s'
 
 import numpy as np
 import fastplotlib as fpl
@@ -23,16 +25,32 @@
 
 data = np.column_stack([xs, ys, zs])
 
-figure = fpl.Figure(cameras="3d", size=(700, 560))
+# generate some random sizes for the points
+sizes = np.abs(np.random.normal(loc=0, scale=1, size=n))
+
+figure = fpl.Figure(
+    cameras="3d",
+    size=(700, 560),
+    canvas_kwargs={"max_fps": 500, "vsync": False}
+)
 
-spiral = figure[0, 0].add_scatter(data, cmap="viridis_r", alpha=0.8)
+spiral = figure[0, 0].add_scatter(data, cmap="viridis_r", alpha=0.5, sizes=sizes)
+
+# pre-generate normally distributed data to jitter the points before each render
+jitter = np.random.normal(scale=0.001, size=n * 3).reshape((n, 3))
 
 
 def update():
     # rotate around y axis
     spiral.rotate(0.005, axis="y")
+
     # add small jitter
-    spiral.data[:] += np.random.normal(scale=0.01, size=n * 3).reshape((n, 3))
+    spiral.data[:] += jitter
+    # shift array to provide a random-sampling effect
+    # without re-running a random generator on each iteration
+    # generating 1 million normally distributed points takes ~50ms even with SFC64
+    jitter[1000:] = jitter[:-1000]
+    jitter[:1000] = jitter[-1000:]
 
 
 figure.add_animations(update)
@@ -51,10 +69,16 @@ def update():
     'maintain_aspect': True,
     'depth_range': None
 }
+
 figure[0, 0].camera.set_state(camera_state)
 figure[0, 0].axes.visible = False
 
 
+if fpl.IMGUI:
+    # show fps with imgui overlay
+    figure.imgui_show_fps = True
+
+
 # NOTE: `if __name__ == "__main__"` is NOT how to use fastplotlib interactively
 # please see our docs for using fastplotlib interactively in ipython and jupyter
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/fastplotlib/layouts/_figure.py b/fastplotlib/layouts/_figure.py
index e1822eb64..a1bae965e 100644
--- a/fastplotlib/layouts/_figure.py
+++ b/fastplotlib/layouts/_figure.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def __init__(
         controllers: pygfx.Controller | Iterable[Iterable[pygfx.Controller]] = None,
         canvas: str | BaseRenderCanvas | pygfx.Texture = None,
         renderer: pygfx.WgpuRenderer = None,
+        canvas_kwargs: dict = None,
         size: tuple[int, int] = (500, 300),
         names: list | np.ndarray = None,
     ):
@@ -111,6 +112,9 @@ def __init__(
         renderer: pygfx.Renderer, optional
             pygfx renderer instance
 
+        canvas_kwargs: dict, optional
+            kwargs to pass to the canvas
+
         size: (int, int), optional
             starting size of canvas in absolute pixels, default (500, 300)
 
@@ -163,8 +167,14 @@ def __init__(
             else:
                 subplot_names = None
 
+        if canvas_kwargs is not None:
+            if size not in canvas_kwargs.keys():
+                canvas_kwargs["size"] = size
+        else:
+            canvas_kwargs = {"size": size, "max_fps": 60.0, "vsync": True}
+
         canvas, renderer = make_canvas_and_renderer(
-            canvas, renderer, canvas_kwargs={"size": size}
+            canvas, renderer, canvas_kwargs=canvas_kwargs
         )
 
         canvas.add_event_handler(self._fpl_reset_layout, "resize")
diff --git a/fastplotlib/layouts/_imgui_figure.py b/fastplotlib/layouts/_imgui_figure.py
index f6d3da20f..40145fe50 100644
--- a/fastplotlib/layouts/_imgui_figure.py
+++ b/fastplotlib/layouts/_imgui_figure.py
@@ -6,13 +6,12 @@
 import imgui_bundle
 from imgui_bundle import imgui, icons_fontawesome_6 as fa
 
-from wgpu.utils.imgui import ImguiRenderer
+from wgpu.utils.imgui import ImguiRenderer, Stats
 from rendercanvas import BaseRenderCanvas
 
 import pygfx
 
 from ._figure import Figure
-from ._utils import make_canvas_and_renderer
 from ..ui import EdgeWindow, SubplotToolbar, StandardRightClickMenu, Popup, GUI_EDGES
 from ..ui import ColormapPicker
 
@@ -21,8 +20,8 @@ class ImguiFigure(Figure):
     def __init__(
         self,
         shape: tuple[int, int] = (1, 1),
-        rects=None,
-        extents=None,
+        rects: list[tuple | np.ndarray] = None,
+        extents: list[tuple | np.ndarray] = None,
         cameras: (
             Literal["2d", "3d"]
             | Iterable[Iterable[Literal["2d", "3d"]]]
@@ -42,16 +41,12 @@ def __init__(
         controllers: pygfx.Controller | Iterable[Iterable[pygfx.Controller]] = None,
         canvas: str | BaseRenderCanvas | pygfx.Texture = None,
         renderer: pygfx.WgpuRenderer = None,
+        canvas_kwargs: dict = None,
         size: tuple[int, int] = (500, 300),
         names: list | np.ndarray = None,
     ):
         self._guis: dict[str, EdgeWindow] = {k: None for k in GUI_EDGES}
 
-        canvas, renderer = make_canvas_and_renderer(
-            canvas, renderer, canvas_kwargs={"size": size}
-        )
-        self._imgui_renderer = ImguiRenderer(renderer.device, canvas)
-
         super().__init__(
             shape=shape,
             rects=rects,
@@ -62,10 +57,13 @@ def __init__(
             controllers=controllers,
             canvas=canvas,
             renderer=renderer,
+            canvas_kwargs=canvas_kwargs,
             size=size,
             names=names,
         )
 
+        self._imgui_renderer = ImguiRenderer(self.renderer.device, self.canvas)
+
         fronts_path = str(
             Path(imgui_bundle.__file__).parent.joinpath(
                 "assets", "fonts", "Font_Awesome_6_Free-Solid-900.otf"
@@ -97,6 +95,9 @@ def __init__(
 
         self._popups: dict[str, Popup] = {}
 
+        self.imgui_show_fps = False
+        self._stats = Stats(self.renderer.device, self.canvas)
+
         self.register_popup(ColormapPicker)
 
     @property
@@ -110,7 +111,11 @@ def imgui_renderer(self) -> ImguiRenderer:
         return self._imgui_renderer
 
     def _render(self, draw=False):
-        super()._render(draw)
+        if self.imgui_show_fps:
+            with self._stats:
+                super()._render(draw)
+        else:
+            super()._render(draw)
 
         self.imgui_renderer.render()
 
diff --git a/fastplotlib/layouts/_utils.py b/fastplotlib/layouts/_utils.py
index 866c26aa3..98a6268f1 100644
--- a/fastplotlib/layouts/_utils.py
+++ b/fastplotlib/layouts/_utils.py
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ def make_canvas_and_renderer(
     """
 
     if canvas is None:
-        canvas = RenderCanvas(max_fps=60, **canvas_kwargs)
+        canvas = RenderCanvas(**canvas_kwargs)
     elif isinstance(canvas, str):
         import rendercanvas
 
         m = importlib.import_module("rendercanvas." + canvas)
-        canvas = m.RenderCanvas(max_fps=60, **canvas_kwargs)
+        canvas = m.RenderCanvas(**canvas_kwargs)
     elif not isinstance(canvas, (BaseRenderCanvas, Texture)):
         raise TypeError(
             f"canvas option must either be a valid BaseRenderCanvas implementation, a pygfx Texture"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9834884aa..3fb5368d5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 install_requires = [
     "numpy>=1.23.0",
-    "pygfx>=0.7.0",
-    "wgpu>=0.18.1",
+    "pygfx>=0.8.0",
+    "wgpu>=0.20.0",
     "cmap>=0.1.3",
 ]