Talk:Vertical synchronization

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What I would like to know is, does using vsync defer the performance or does it simply cap it? For example if I had vsync on and my monitor on 60hz, and the game ran on ~40fps would turning vsync off provide a performance boost?

Do you really need better than 40 fps? I get 30 fps, and I'm very satisfied with that. Anyways, I don't know the answer. D. F. Schmidt 17:24, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

With 60hz frequency and 40 FPS, vsync would effectively reduce that number to 30 FPS. If you were getting 29 FPS, I'm pretty sure vsync would cut it down to 20 FPS, the closest divisor. In some cases it's worth turning vsync on because frame tearing ruins realism.

I prefer to have 60 fps or above, but 30 is OK sometimes, but never anything less. Swatoa 01:27, 18 July 2006 (UTC)