I don't feel a difference in fps

[Johnny-Boi]

soooo, my dad just got a gaming pc, and at first when i was messing around with some games on it, he accidentally left it at locked 60hz, after fixing this the fps went up to 75-95, i then had him put it down to high instead of ultra, and then after it went to 120fps i didn't feel a difference. am i just not focusing on the right things, or is it just me? can anyone help me figure this out? sorry if this is a stupid thing to ask.

[Bazadar]

What is the Hz of the monitor?

[gloop]

Is your monitor 60Hz?

 

If you are only at 60Hz the extra FPS will on slightly (talking thousandths of a second) improve input lag.

[Moonzy]

depends on your monitor's refresh rate, if it's 60hz, you wont see any smoother animations if your game is running above 60

you would feel like it's more responsive as there is less gap between input and display, but you would also experience tearing

 

but some people are also not able to tell the difference between 60hz and 120hz at first, it takes them awhile

 

edit: this video explains it better, i suppose

Spoiler

 

 

[zeusthemoose]

Im the same. I dont notice a difference at all when above 60fps. I can definitively notice lower but I have monitors that are 144 and 300 but I can not tell a difference at all. Physical size and graphics quality matter more to me.

[The_russian]

I was the same way when I first started gaming at 120Hz, I didn’t notice a difference at all compared to 60Hz. After playing at 120Hz for a while, I left the monitor capped at 60Hz one time and noticed something was off pretty soon. You might just have to get used to higher refresh rates. 

[PlayStation 2]

Can I ask what game(s) you're playing by any chance?

[IAmAndre]

I don't have any monitor with a refresh rate higher than 60Hz but I did upgrade one to 75Hz but didn't notice any difference. However I do notice when the game runs below 60Hz on my PC but I'm totally fine playing at 30FPS on my PS4. Is there a reason behind it?

[Morrie Sells Wigs]

Going from 30 to 60, or vice versa, is very noticeable for most people. 

 

Once you get over 60 it becomes much less pronounced. 

 

I find it difficult to tell any difference between 75 and 100 fps, or 120 and 160.

 

Perhaps, some people are very tuned in and can notice even the slightest drop - most don't. 

[Mark Kaine]

60fps for lyfe crew #

4 hours ago, Maury Sells Wigs said:

Going from 30 to 60, or vice versa, is very noticeable for most people. 

 

Once you get over 60 it becomes much less pronounced. 

 

I find it difficult to tell any difference between 75 and 100 fps, or 120 and 160.

 

Perhaps, some people are very tuned in and can notice even the slightest drop - most don't. 

I'm super sensitive to this shit  hence I'm only playing at 60fps  locked,  1 fps drop I get immediately crisis and want to reinstall windows... Oof. 

 

(only slightly exaggerating)

[Morrie Sells Wigs]

57 minutes ago, Mark Kaine said:

60fps for lyfe crew #

I'm super sensitive to this shit  hence I'm only playing at 60fps  locked,  1 fps drop I get immediately crisis and want to reinstall windows... Oof. 

 

(only slightly exaggerating)

You can really tell if there's one frame dropped?

 

[Mark Kaine]

7 minutes ago, Maury Sells Wigs said:

You can really tell if there's one frame dropped?

 

Err, yep even before afterburner or gfe  overlay  shows it (there's  a delay)

[Morrie Sells Wigs]

2 hours ago, Mark Kaine said:

Err, yep even before afterburner or gfe  overlay  shows it (there's  a delay)

That's pretty impressive actually, to be that attuned.