potatochobit Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 I have a pretty old monitor it was expensive and good quality when it first came out but it is about 7 years old now and LCD prices have hit rock bottom but one thing I always wondered, why do I not get screen tearing? my GPU is pumping out 80-120FPS the monitor refresh rate is 75Hz theoretically, shouldn't I experience it? I always have Vsync off, in fact, I dislike Vsync very much from a personal performance stand point is screen tearing only something affected by the cheapest monitors? or is 80FPS just not enough? do I have to be one of the silly kids who needs 3 graphics cards in tri-SLI? I plan to upgrade to a new monitor soon, but I am wondering how to quantify the costs: is AMD Freesync and Gsync justified? Yes, they basically do the opposite of Vsync and smooth out the motion when the GPU can NOT put out enough frames to match the montior refresh rate, but I was wondering with a good monitor, is it something most people won't even experience? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_TheAlexO Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 I might be wrong but I think screen tearing happens when your framerate is lower than your monitors refresh rate, not higher. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. also, first post in months ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp9801 Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 Screen tearing occurs whenever the refresh rate and graphic card information aren't together. If both are in sync, then you won't notice any tearing. If they are out of sync, then you get tearing. It can happen above or below the refresh rate; if they're out of sync, you'll notice it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 You could just not see it. Consider yourself blessed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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