Adaptive VSYNC or VSYNC

Kevin McCutcheon · Mar 20, 2014

I was wondering is better for me to run... adaptive vsync or just have it "on" in the nvidia control panel..

Or should I have it off and just use the game's in game vsync?

Eduello · Mar 20, 2014

What specs do you have? I'd recommend turning it off and maxing out everything in your game? If you still get tearing (fps above your screen refresh rate) turn it on in-game.

Kevin McCutcheon · Mar 20, 2014

i5-4430 , gtx 650ti, 8 gb ram. I had it off and get really bad tearing. I just am not sure what is the best option, in game or through nvidia itself

Eduello · Mar 20, 2014

Well in-game is the simplest. I'm assuming your build can't run all games at max settings above 60 fps so if you do use the Nvidia control panel make sure to configure each of your games individually. I'd advice you to try different things out and see what works with your setup since some games work better with normal Vsync and others with adaptive Vsync.

Kevin McCutcheon · Mar 20, 2014

Yea i am about to upgrade the the gtx 770 here soon so i should be getting better fps and less fps drops during explosions and what not.

I have a two 60hz monitors so i dunnno if that is bad or not

Eduello · Mar 20, 2014

Yeah the GTX 770 is a beast! The bottom line is: Use in-game Vsync if tearing bothers you but don't use anything in multiplayer. Why? Because Vsync almost always increases input lag, which may not bother you at all in single player but will leave you at a slight disadvantage in multiplayer.

Kevin McCutcheon · Mar 20, 2014

Hmmm so i turned off vsync in nvidia control panel and in game and then restarted my titanfall game but it still is locking me to 60 fps... oh well i def do need the 770 cause i hate when my fps drops below 60!!

Eduello · Mar 20, 2014

So it's off in-game and in the Nvidia control panel (both global and program settings)? And it's still capped?

On a side note: I just checked a few threads and it seems a lot of people are having tearing in Titanfall. If you're going to use Vsync, this game seems to work better with the Nvidia control panel version than the in-game version.
http://www.reddit.com/r/titanfall/comments/1xxhzu/so_much_screen_tearing/

mcdonh · Mar 20, 2014

vsync can limit your FPS however it could also be your screen limiting it, I find that adaptive Vsync works like a dream for me, I have a 780 though so I get 99999 FPS on everything

So yeah I would recommend adaptive if that works for you as it does tend to limit your fps less than normal vsync. As for multi-player games I don't believe it does really alter your performance at all as imput lag isn't really a thing, its more like output lag really as with the delay for your screen to display is the thing that delays your reaction time, when you click for example that is sent out to the server at the speed of your connection and then your screen displays that you have done it which doesn't influence your reaction at all. Its a little complicated but yeah

Thanks
Mcdonh

Eduello · Mar 20, 2014

mcdonh :

Well the point still remains the same: Vsync works with some games and some games it makes hard to play and laggy.

Kevin McCutcheon · Mar 20, 2014

yea its off in everything..

yea ive been reading about screen tearing like mad in titanfall for pc users... i wonder if thats something that can be fixed with a patch or gpu driver?

mcdonh · Mar 20, 2014

Kevin McCutcheon :

There was a new driver released for Nvidia a couple of weeks ago, Titanfall is still in a bit of a beta as well, it is possible that it is a glitch within the game, maybe try testing other games

Kevin McCutcheon · Mar 20, 2014

mcdonh :

Sounds good! last question.. im thinkin about getting the 770 but was wonderin if it is worth it to wait a month ( for funds) to get the 780?

Eduello · Mar 20, 2014

The GTX 770 will max out all modern games @ 1080p with no problem. So you won't need anything better if you're not going for multiple screens or higher resolutions.

Kevin McCutcheon · Mar 20, 2014

Eduello :

Right now I am using a two monitors. They are 21.5" and running at 1920x1080. I just dont want to get it and be disappointed my titanfall and battlefield 4 is dipping lowerer than 60 fps on medium settings!

Eduello · Mar 20, 2014

Kevin McCutcheon :

Yeah but like multiple screen gaming(Nvidia surround). But you don't have to worry about that since surround requires 3 screens anyway.

mcdonh · Mar 20, 2014

A 770 would probably suit you fine even with 2 screens, I considered buying a 770 but I ended up saving up and getting a 780 and it is a dream, runs my 4 screens max setting on god damn everything at 120 FPS while recording and I get to feel like The Jesus of Graphics, so yeah I would say it is worth saving up but my opinion is biased because I love my 780 and I Stroke it creepily

And I take my 780 to bed with me every night.....jks but I like it

Hope that didn't give you even more indecision

Thanks
Me

P.S I lied, I hope you spend the entire night trying to decide which GPU to get

Kevin McCutcheon · Mar 20, 2014

Eduello :

Yea I only use one monitor for gaming and the other screen I use for other things like watching youtube during intermissions an checking my chat room while streaming!

Eduello · Mar 20, 2014

Kevin McCutcheon :

Eduello :

Yea I only use one monitor for gaming and the other screen I use for other things like watching youtube during intermissions an checking my chat room while streaming!

Yeah it'll run like a dream since you're not doing any graphics-heavy computing on your other screen.

Guy Parris · Aug 25, 2014

Kevin McCutcheon :

Driver vsync is alot smoother than in game vsync. Turn in game vsync off and just turn vsync on through the driver. Adaptive vsync is good it smooths games out even more but it's a bit buggy you still get screen tearing in some games even if you get constant 60fps resident evil 4 for example constant 60 fps but still screen tears with adaptive vsync. Also putting pre rendered frames to 1 gets rid of stuttering and reduces input lag. Driver vsync works with 99% of games that I have played all 270 of them the only game it hasn't worked with is theif but you can easily just turn vsync on through settings. Driver vsync on + 1 pre rendered frame = silky smooth. Hope this helps.

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