Will 60hz or 144hz give me less screen tearing?

[AidenBear]

I am getting a new PC with a GTX 1060 6GB. I'm not sure if I should get a 60hz or 144hz monitor and the main issue for me is screen tearing. On most games I won't be able to get anywhere near 144hz and will probably be in the 60-80 range. Will this still minimize screen tearing because the monitor is 144hz  or will it make no difference because I'm only getting 60-80 fps? Thanks.

[aezakmi]

You can fix tearing by enabling vertical sync and/or using FPS limiters

 

With that card you should get a 60hz screen, I have a 1070 with a 85Hz screen and in some games I can't hit 85 frames if I want to max out the settings

[Princess Luna]

When you are playing slow pace games use v-sync, when you are playing fast pace games use fastsync*, done no more tearing in your life.

 

Edit: there are so many names.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

3 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

use freesync

 

21 minutes ago, AidenBear said:

 GTX 1060 6GB

 

 

[Guest]

Your refresh rate doesn't determine that, it's whether or not your PC can reach a framerate that matches it. 60Hz (60 fps) will be much easier to maintain, but if you have a really beefy PC, you can probably handle 144Hz (144 fps). Note you'll need to enable V-sync (Or G-sync/Freesync) to keep the framerate locked at the refresh rate to minimize tearing, as fluctuations in the framerate are what cause that.

[Cyanara]

There are several options to eliminate tearing.

 

Since you have an Nvidia card, FreeSync is not an option (it's AMD exclusive). You can buy a G-Sync compatible monitor however (they do cost extra). That will eliminate tearing at any frame rate, as long as you stay below the max frame rate of the monitor (using a frame rate limiter).

 

V-Sync can be used on any card or monitor, but introduces significant input delay, making it unsuitable for fast competitive games.

 

Nvidia cards also support an option called Fast Sync. It has very little extra input delay, but may introduce micro stutters.

 

144Hz alone will not eliminate tearing but will make it very hard to notice, if you can maintain that high frame rate.

 

These excellent videos should tell you everything you need to know: