Question about vsync and screen tearing?

[jimbop]

Originally Posted by katdogfizzow

Ive asked this question myself and here is an explanation.

V. VSync On Or Off?

Ok let's look at this a little closer because the answer is different for most people and also is dependent on the game. *VSync works hand in hand with triple buffering.

VSync ON = Matches the frame rate to your screen refresh rate for seamless and capped 60FPS performance.

VSync OFF: Maximum frame-rates are achieved over 100FPS+ However, if you have a really awesome video card you may be pumping out too much FPS vs frame rate and "screen tearing" or "page tear effect" will occur:

100FPS+ but "tearing effect" with VSync Off

Yes, this is a good summary. I get atrocious tearing without vsync. 60 FPS max is adequate on my monitor anyway - I don't notice a difference between 60 and 60+. I only turn it off when benchmarking tweaks.