Cap or uncap FPS?

should I cap or uncap my FPS? My laptop is 60hz and uncapped I can get 120-150 FPS I could cap it to 60 but idk if I should. Thanks
18 Replies
Thomas
Thomas12mo ago
I mean, if you have a 60Hz monitor, you won't see a difference between 60 or 500 FPS. But it's best to limit it to 60 FPS, because otherwise your GPU will still have to process everything.
OsWaynZz
OsWaynZz12mo ago
@antantaru_ cap it where you are stable if you are stable at 120 cap at 110 by example
Thomas
Thomas12mo ago
60^^
OsWaynZz
OsWaynZz12mo ago
@thomas9943 nah fps and hz are not the same you want more fps but they need to be stable, i cant explain why because my english is not good enough but im sure you can find a video on this subject
Thomas
Thomas12mo ago
""Is FPS the same as Hz? While both refresh rate and FPS are related to each other and affect the smoothness of the displayed video or graphics, they are different. You may have a gaming system with a low refresh rate and high FPS or vice-versa. In both cases, the lower number will limit the performance. For instance, if the monitor has a refresh rate of 60Hz, while the GPU is capable of 120 FPS, the graphics will not be as smooth as it should be for a 120 FPS GPU. This is because the monitor is capable of refreshing the display only 60 times a second. Conversely, if the GPU can render a maximum of 60FPS, while the monitor has a refresh rate of 144Hz, then will get a similar scenario.""
Diet Pepsi
Diet Pepsi12mo ago
for shooter games its best to have a higher fps than your refresh rate it decreases input lag
Thomas
Thomas12mo ago
And how does that work? 🤔
Diet Pepsi
Diet Pepsi12mo ago
doesnt let me post links but there should be a video on it linus also made one years ago on csgo its basically just higher fps = less rendering lag. less rendering lag = les input lag or smth along those lines
Thomas
Thomas12mo ago
Now you are making me curious. You know the name of that video?
Diet Pepsi
Diet Pepsi12mo ago
let me find it real quick forgot to add your also seeing more recent frames with higher fps the title is “ Does high fps make you a better gamer?” and they talk about refresh rate somewhere in there there’s probably newer videos about this but thats the one i thought about
Thomas
Thomas12mo ago
Alr thanks! I will check it out later today.
Diet Pepsi
Diet Pepsi12mo ago
👍
antantaru_
antantaru_OP12mo ago
so should I cap or uncap? if I cap I will put it at 100 because normally I hit 120-150 and it decreases a bit when a KJ/Viper/Harbor ults but if not my FPS can go up to 240 if I'm staring at a wall
Translated
Translated12mo ago
If you never drop below 60 fps uncap it
Diet Pepsi
Diet Pepsi12mo ago
cap it at a consistent fps so if you can hit 120 fps without it fluctuating much, you should cap it at that and same thing for other speeds
antantaru_
antantaru_OP12mo ago
yep thats how it is rn basically alright how do I test if 120 fps is all good because sometimes lets say if we are in the 12th round and everyone just so happened to have their ults so everyone goes all out then whatever fps I get during then would be my true benchmark or do I just play 1 round normally and keep note of the fps and just cap it a few frames below the lowest fps
Diet Pepsi
Diet Pepsi12mo ago
i would go into a deathmatch and just pay attention to your fps in different scenarios (running, fighting, etc) or just have it uncapped and play an unrated try to record it and see the average fps then cap it a bit under the average
antantaru_
antantaru_OP12mo ago
alright thanks man will do
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