300 FPS on an HD 60Hz monitor?

[DiggsMcGee]

I see people talk about getting their games up to 300 FPS or other similar large number.

 

But, do they make monitors that can handle 300 FPS? And how exactly do people get such (noticeable) high frame rates on monitors with much lower refresh rates?

 

I have most of my games using vsync because I see tearing otherwise. And even when I see a game saying it has over a hundred FPS I never really notice a buttery smooth difference like I see, say, Linus talking about. Is he just using high refresh gaming monitors all the time? XD

 

Thanks!

[emosun]

2 minutes ago, DiggsMcGee said:

And how exactly do people get such (noticeable) high frame rates on monitors with much lower refresh rates?

the pc is just processing the frames faster than the monitor can display them meaning the monitor only still shows a 60fps image anyway. 

However , higher frame rates despite the monitors refresh rate can sometimes results in games actually running faster as a result. Which is more or less what they are looking for.

 

4 minutes ago, DiggsMcGee said:

Is he just using high refresh gaming monitors all the time? XD

Yeah pretty much , the majority of people are capable of using a 60hz display but usually people who get paid to shill products for a living can't deal with it for some reason.

[Praesi]

Many People who aim for this FPS Numbers think they will get any kind of advantage in MP Games. Which they dont.

[zeusthemoose]

29 minutes ago, DiggsMcGee said:

But, do they make monitors that can handle 300 FPS?

I believe they make monitors up to 360hz.

 

31 minutes ago, DiggsMcGee said:

I have most of my games using vsync because I see tearing otherwise. And even when I see a game saying it has over a hundred FPS I never really notice a buttery smooth difference

You might not be able to tell a difference with very high FPS because vsync matches your fps to the monitors refresh rate.

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47 minutes ago, DiggsMcGee said:

I see people talk about getting their games up to 300 FPS or other similar large number.

 

But, do they make monitors that can handle 300 FPS? And how exactly do people get such (noticeable) high frame rates on monitors with much lower refresh rates?

 

I have most of my games using vsync because I see tearing otherwise. And even when I see a game saying it has over a hundred FPS I never really notice a buttery smooth difference like I see, say, Linus talking about. Is he just using high refresh gaming monitors all the time? XD

 

Thanks!

 

When I switched from a 60Hz monitor to 144 Hz monitor, switching BACK to 60 Hz was hard.

144 Hz is definitely much smoother, and less "ghosting".

 

For me personally, anything below ~46 FPS, and I will immediately notice it; it is hard to play games and such once it dips below.

I'm usually graphical detail over FPS, but will settle for 90 FPS ~ 150 FPS ish with dips down into the 70/80 FPS range.

Not worth dropping to the lowest details for 300+ FPS, IMO.

 

One reason people want the maximum amount of FPS they can get is because it can dip during game play.

If you are shooting for 60 FPS, and all of a sudden it dips to under 30 FPS, that will throw you off -- the game will be a stuttering mess.

If you are shooting for 300 FPS, even if it dips by 50%, down to 150 FPS, that won't effect you as much (or at all) compared to dipping down to 30 FPS from 60.

[DiggsMcGee]

Thanks everyone. Sorry for the late reply.

 

I also found a video where a guy explained that the system would render frames at, say, 100fps and throw them at the graphics card to give to the monitor. The monitor would just show the next available frame (I'm paraphrasing). So the system would seem more responsive and quick.

 

Thanks again!