Vsync, monitor refresh rate and FPS

[JBIZZL3Y]

I’m somewhat confused as to what’s happening to my Frame rate in game when I apply vsync.. 

 

when enabled, the games graphics menu states that with vsync on, the FPS will be capped to my monitors refresh rate. (Which is 59hz)

 

However no matter what graphical setting I select the game caps out at 49 FPS with vsync enabled. It is smooth though..

 

With it disabled it runs at around 60-70 frames but the tearing is pretty bad.. 

 

there is is an option in the in-game graphics menu to cap the frame rate to a custom number, so I’ve set that to 60 but it still isn’t very smooth..

 

just wondereding what is happening and why vsync seems to cap my frame rate lower than that of my monitor.. I guess 49 FPS is so bad but it’d be nice to figure out why it does this?

 

 

[Jurrunio]

check your monitor's refresh rate settings first, maybe you've left it at 49Hz for some reason

[corrado33]

9 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

check your monitor's refresh rate settings first, maybe you've left it at 49Hz for some reason

If this doesn't work, just go into your Nvidia display panel (assuming nvidia card) and "Manage 3d settings" and turn vsync on there, but keep it off in game. I've had good luck with this and sometimes it seems to work better than the in game vsync. 

[homeap5]

You think that it's around 60-70, but even small FPS drops under 60 makes you refresh rate constant lower than 60.

I agree with @corrado33 - I prefer to set vsync in nvidia control panel too and disable it in game. It can help sometimes. But also try to lowering your ingame settings a little.

[JBIZZL3Y]

Thanks for the advice, i've checked the monitor settings and it is set to 60hz. i'll try setting vsync in the control panel as i didn't realise you could do that.

[JBIZZL3Y]

37 minutes ago, corrado33 said:

If this doesn't work, just go into your Nvidia display panel (assuming nvidia card) and "Manage 3d settings" and turn vsync on there, but keep it off in game. I've had good luck with this and sometimes it seems to work better than the in game vsync. 

Thanks for this, seems to have fixed the issue.. although the in-game menu is definitely playing up, it offers me 2 refresh rates in game: 49 or 59 and even if i select 59 and apply when I re-open the menu it has changed back to 49. 

 

also with in-game vsync turned off I still have some tearing happening at 55-60fps. (this is whilst having global vsync on in the control panel)

 

however if I then also apply the in-game vsync the fps now stays at 60 and is tear free.

 

Whatever works lol