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Slayni 11 Dec @ 5:05am
Feeling Laggy on 240Hz Even With G-Sync
Since I upgraded to a 240Hz monitor a few months ago, I've noticed that games running below 120fps feel kind of laggy, which is really frustrating. On my old 144Hz monitor, even when frame rates dropped below 100fps, everything still felt super smooth. Now, it sometimes feels like I'm seeing 60fps on screen. I have G-Sync enabled and V-Sync on in the Nvidia App, but it hasn't helped. In Cyberpunk 2077, for example, my frame rates fluctuate between 100fps and 200fps with ray tracing on. I've set a 120fps cap to keep the frame rate steady, but it still looks awful. I feel like buying a higher-refresh-rate monitor created a placebo effect, and there's no escaping it.
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Slayni 11 Dec @ 5:43am 
I just realized that G-Sync lowers the monitor's refresh rate when the fps drop. So if I have 100fps, do I suddenly get 100Hz? What crap.
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_I_ 11 Dec @ 5:44am 
what monitor?
brand/models

is the newer display higher res?
when gpu limited higher res will lower its fps
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Slayni 11 Dec @ 5:46am 
Originally posted by _I_:
what monitor?
brand/models

is the newer display higher res?
when gpu limited higher res will lower its fps
ZOWIE XL2546K with RTX 5080.
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bythelee 11 Dec @ 5:54am 
keep vsync off
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Slayni 11 Dec @ 5:57am 
Originally posted by bythelee:
keep vsync off
I'll try, but first I got rid of the damn G-Sync. If I had known it lowers the monitor's refresh rate, I would have done it on day one.
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Rod 11 Dec @ 6:04am 
Totally normal for many users i cannot play with any vrr below 120fps it feels laggy and off until i hit 120. VRR does not magically make lowish fps playable it simply stops stutter when out of sync with the monitor. So yes 100fps equals 100hz!
Last edited by Rod; 11 Dec @ 6:05am
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wing0zero 11 Dec @ 6:09am 
It's not the best monitor as the refresh gets lower and is aimed at a locked 240Hz gaming audience, it doesn't have a one setting overdrive also for when it gets down to 120Hz so that has effect.
Here is a review of the monitor might shed a bit of light on it for you.
https://youtu.be/OrowcS11KEk?si=V5pnCZheRbo_FiWg
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_I_ 11 Dec @ 7:15am 
https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/benq/zowie-xl2546k
it not bad for tn panel

its input lag is 13ms using vrr when down to 60hz
higher than it should be, but as long as its below 16ms it would not be noticeable

might just be your perception, go back to the old display or test them side by side
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