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Originally Posted by BradleyW 
It prevents the GPU from creating frames higher than the screens refresh rate.
Why?
Because anything over the refresh rate cannot be shown by the monitor.
e.g. 60Hz monitor can only show 60 frames per second.
So why use Vsync?
It stops "frame miss match" whereby you see tearing or breaks within the game environment.
Why does this all happen?
Because the GPU usually produces more frames than what the monitor can handle, therefor lines happen and both devices are not in Sync.
What is good about it all?
Stops the card from producing uneeded frames.
Keeps the card a bit cooler as its not having to work hard.
What is bad about it all?
It adds input lag.
What can be done?
Enable triple buffer to help keep everything in sync be preparing the release of frames.
Limiting your fps to 60 via a fps limiter can also stop resources having to be used to kill frames that are higher than the 60Hz refresh rate number.
(All numbers are used as example only and does not depict any hardware)
It prevents the GPU from creating frames higher than the screens refresh rate.
Why?
Because anything over the refresh rate cannot be shown by the monitor.
e.g. 60Hz monitor can only show 60 frames per second.
So why use Vsync?
It stops "frame miss match" whereby you see tearing or breaks within the game environment.
Why does this all happen?
Because the GPU usually produces more frames than what the monitor can handle, therefor lines happen and both devices are not in Sync.
What is good about it all?
Stops the card from producing uneeded frames.
Keeps the card a bit cooler as its not having to work hard.
What is bad about it all?
It adds input lag.
What can be done?
Enable triple buffer to help keep everything in sync be preparing the release of frames.
Limiting your fps to 60 via a fps limiter can also stop resources having to be used to kill frames that are higher than the 60Hz refresh rate number.
(All numbers are used as example only and does not depict any hardware)
So in essence, if I use a 120Hz monitor it's fine to turn off vsync?
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