check or uncheck vsync to improve performance?

[David198502]

the title says it all.answers appreciated!

[Doc_uk]

Not sure, but in games gone bye, it was always recommended to switch it off i think not really sure with cards of today
regards
Doc

[etzi]

Originally Posted by David198502

the title says it all.answers appreciated!

wtf?

why should vsync improve the performance???

vsync eliminate tearing by not more than 60 frames p. s. are allowed.! nothing more and nothing less.

[scissorss]

As far as I know it affects screen tearing which is most noticeable when making quick movements in-game. Turning it on basically eliminates this while giving a very slight, if even noticeable, performance hit.

[Ailantd]

Turn it on. It limits and sincronices the frames to your monitor refresh rate, betther and smooth perceptual movement.

[MadBlaster]

Per NVIDIA control panel, turn off vsync for higher performance and benchmarking. Turn on for better image quality and reduce horizontal tearing.

[skouras]

if you have no tearing don't turn it on

[Flanker35M]

S!

For some reason the tearing is the same if I have VSync on or off, even slightly better if Off in game. So I left it off. FPS is about the same with or without it but somehow smoother feeling with it off.

[utu]

Vsync seems working with aero off, but it is not smooth (win7 64b)

[Lixma]

Originally Posted by Flanker35M

S!

For some reason the tearing is the same if I have VSync on or off, even slightly better if Off in game. So I left it off. FPS is about the same with or without it but somehow smoother feeling with it off.

Same here.

It's weird, the new V-Sync caps my frame rate at 60 (so something is working) but I still get tearing.