Hertz and FPS

[LZ Holy Narwhal]

This is probably a stupid question, but I'm hearing that getting 60 hz from a monitor equals to 60 FPS, and it can't go any higher. So if I get say the HP 27er which has a 6 ms response time and 60 hz, I would only get 60 FPS no matter what?

 

Sorry if this is a nooby question.

[minibois]

60Hz means it refreshed the picture on the monitor 60 times per second, meaning it shows 60 frames per second.

You can still get more than 60fps in games (if your PC allows for it), just not all frames will be shown one screen. Getting more than 60fps does feel smoother, according to people and the frame timing (when exactly a frame is shown, because the PC and monitor don't show a new frame at exactly the same time) is better with more fps.

 

If you have Vsync on though, your FPS is capped at whatever your monitor's refresh rate is.

[SaladFingers]

Pretty much what @Minibois said above.

 

If your monitor is 60hz, then getting above 60fps from your hardware will not improve things visually, but it will lower latency for your input and might feel more responsive.

[Ctown0812]

7 minutes ago, Minibois said:

You can still get more than 60fps in games (if your PC allows for it), just not all frames will be shown one screen.

You may get some screen tearing above 60fps 

[SnowyMus]

16 minutes ago, Ctown0812 said:

You may get some screen tearing above 60fps 

When VSync is off, you can also get screen tearing below 60 FPS or even at 60 FPS, as frames are not guaranteed to be drawn when the monitor refreshes. Some console games even dynamically turn it on or off depending on if the frame rate is greater than 60 FPS or not, as bouncing between 16.7ms and 33.3ms frame times looks worse than having a little tearing.

 

Most people ignore it in games like competitive shooters, but it can be a bit annoying at times.

[LZ Holy Narwhal]

9 hours ago, Minibois said:

60Hz means it refreshed the picture on the monitor 60 times per second, meaning it shows 60 frames per second.

You can still get more than 60fps in games (if your PC allows for it), just not all frames will be shown one screen. Getting more than 60fps does feel smoother, according to people and the frame timing (when exactly a frame is shown, because the PC and monitor don't show a new frame at exactly the same time) is better with more fps.

 

If you have Vsync on though, your FPS is capped at whatever your monitor's refresh rate is.

 

9 hours ago, SaladFingers said:

Pretty much what @Minibois said above.

 

If your monitor is 60hz, then getting above 60fps from your hardware will not improve things visually, but it will lower latency for your input and might feel more responsive.

 

9 hours ago, Ctown0812 said:

You may get some screen tearing above 60fps 

 

9 hours ago, Kavawuvi said:

When VSync is off, you can also get screen tearing below 60 FPS or even at 60 FPS, as frames are not guaranteed to be drawn when the monitor refreshes. Some console games even dynamically turn it on or off depending on if the frame rate is greater than 60 FPS or not, as bouncing between 16.7ms and 33.3ms frame times looks worse than having a little tearing.

 

Most people ignore it in games like competitive shooters, but it can be a bit annoying at times.

So would the HP 27 ER be a good monitor to start with? I'm not looking to get really competitive yet, I just want to get into it. I'm hoping to get about more than 60 FPS, about a 5 ms refresh rate (not competitive, but not too long of a refresh time) and I need help picking a monitor. Possible BenQ? I'd like about a 24 or 25 inch monitor, that's under $200. Thanks