60hz,75hz,100hz,120hz,144hz difference in gaming?

[IAEInferno]

So is there a huge difference in smoothness when you are playing at 75hz vs 60hz? Does it make the gameplay really smooth or does buttery smoothness start at 100hz?

[Enderman]

There isn't a huge difference between 60 and 75, some people might be able to tell, most won't.

The difference between 60 and 120 is definitely noticeable, 144 even more.

Really depends on the person, and you need to try it irl to find out.

[Delicieuxz]

Yes, there is a huge difference in smoothness between even just 60 Hz and 70 Hz. I haven't tried 100 FPS at 100 Hz yet, so I don't know if there's as big an improvement as going from 60 to 70 Hz, but 70 Hz is a huge step up from 60 Hz.

[Guest]

depending on whether you need it or not. 

[ARikozuM]

Personally I prefer triple 1080@60 but using my son's 1080@120/144hz ultrawide is pretty sweet when playing Project Cars.

[SpriteNo5]

I was playing at 1440/144 for a good while, in reality I got around 70-90 in most modern games when maxed. I then went to an ultra wide (1440)  at 75hz Max. I prefer games to look as good as possible and will accept games that dip below 60 if I get the looks.

 

ATM I'm playing Deus Ex MD, and it runs between 45 and 60 and prob averages mid 50s. It's perfectly fine and playable for me. As long as there's no skipping or stuttering I'm good.

 

The biggest difference I notice is when a game drops into the 30s, this is very visible to me. 60 to 75 I can't notice. I get some appreciation of 75 up to 100+. But it's not something that I really appreciate too much, I prefer a high resolution and settings and anything above 50 and I'm good. 

[Technous285]

Going from 1080p60 to 1440p120/144 (144Hz monitor, running at 120Hz for easy conversion calculations), and off the bat I noticed smoother gameplay at the higher refresh rates.

 

Running Overwatch on PC & PS4 through the same monitor (PC-DP, PS4-HDMI) and the jump from 1080p60 on PS4 to 1440p120 is REALLY noticeable, especially with small things like the flipping coin animation when opening a loot box, with the 1440p120 gameplay being a lot smoother than the 1080p60 gameplay.

[Praesi]

Just buy a gsync display. 75 120 144. Doesnt matter, its always super smooth.

[IAEInferno]

2 hours ago, Technous285 said:

Going from 1080p60 to 1440p120/144 (144Hz monitor, running at 120Hz for easy conversion calculations), and off the bat I noticed smoother gameplay at the higher refresh rates.

 

Running Overwatch on PC & PS4 through the same monitor (PC-DP, PS4-HDMI) and the jump from 1080p60 on PS4 to 1440p120 is REALLY noticeable, especially with small things like the flipping coin animation when opening a loot box, with the 1440p120 gameplay being a lot smoother than the 1080p60 gameplay.

 

is the 1440p 2560x1440p or 3440x1440p?

[leelaa14]

Once you go 144hz, you never go back. Especially if it's 1440p gsync.

[Technous285]

2 hours ago, IAEInferno said:

is the 1440p 2560x1440p or 3440x1440p?

Regular "Quad-HD" 2560x1440. The specific monitor is the Acer XG270HU (2560x1440 144Hz FreeSync, additional refresh rates of 60/100/120Hz).

I know, a FreeSync monitor with Nvidia cards isn't "optimal" but 100/120/144Hz options for V-Sync is better than nothing.

[No Nrg]

6 hours ago, Praesi said:

Just buy a gsync display. 75 120 144. Doesnt matter, its always super smooth.

 

4 hours ago, Technous285 said:

Regular "Quad-HD" 2560x1440. The specific monitor is the Acer XG270HU (2560x1440 144Hz FreeSync, additional refresh rates of 60/100/120Hz).

I know, a FreeSync monitor with Nvidia cards isn't "optimal" but 100/120/144Hz options for V-Sync is better than nothing.

I have the Gsync version of this monitor the Acer XB270HU. I play regularly between 40-60fps and it's smooth as can be. While there is a perceivable difference at either end, it doesn't bother me.

[Praesi]

1 minute ago, No Nrg said:

 

I have the Gsync version of this monitor the Acer XB270HU. I play regularly between 40-60fps and it's smooth as can be. While there is a perceivable difference at either end, it doesn't bother me.

I have the xb270hu too. Best Display i ever had.

[BrightCandle]

An experienced high refresh rate user can in a blind test spot the difference between 144 and 120. I used to prefer 75 v 60 in the CRT days as well. So yes these are all noticeable increments where we can tell the difference.

 

Personally I think the best place to be is the 144hz gsync monitors, gsync is the best thing to happen to monitor technology in a long time and it really does solve the grand majority of fps issues with games. You'll find the minimum playable fps will be lower than you are used to, it'll feel less responsive and you can see its a lower FPS but its also not stuttering its still smoothly produced. That isn't to say the jump from 60 to 144 isn't important because it is, but getting both is a big perception jump because gsync images are more solid because you don't have tear lines. That makes it probably the most important upgrade from a graphical fidelity point of view.

[SpriteNo5]

5 hours ago, BrightCandle said:

An experienced high refresh rate user can in a blind test spot the difference between 144 and 120. I used to prefer 75 v 60 in the CRT days as well. So yes these are all noticeable increments where we can tell the difference.

 

Personally I think the best place to be is the 144hz gsync monitors, gsync is the best thing to happen to monitor technology in a long time and it really does solve the grand majority of fps issues with games. You'll find the minimum playable fps will be lower than you are used to, it'll feel less responsive and you can see its a lower FPS but its also not stuttering its still smoothly produced. That isn't to say the jump from 60 to 144 isn't important because it is, but getting both is a big perception jump because gsync images are more solid because you don't have tear lines. That makes it probably the most important upgrade from a graphical fidelity point of view.

I played at 1440 and up to 144hz for quite a long time and recently went back to 60-75hz with a 3440x1440 ultra wide and I still can't perceive a huge difference between 75 and 100+. I know it's there but to me it's inconsequential, I'd much rather have the increased resolution and highest possible settings as long as I can get 50+FPS .

 

Next GPU upgrade will likely be for a 1080ti and even then I'll tune for looks over high FPS. 

 

You always see 'once you go 144 you'll never go back'. While it's true for some it's likely untrue for an equal number of others.