What does V-Sync actually do to your PC's frames per second?
News Computing What does V-Sync actually do to your PC's frames per second? The quest to align frame rates and refresh rates. 4, 2026 2:30 pm EST Ella Don / Unsplash Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover If you've ever fiddled with graphics settings, you've probably come across VSync.
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- ▪The quest to align frame rates and refresh rates.
- ▪4, 2026 2:30 pm EST Ella Don / Unsplash Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover If you've ever fiddled with graphics settings, you've probably come across VSync.
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News Computing What does V-Sync actually do to your PC's frames per second? The quest to align frame rates and refresh rates. By Will Shanklin Oct. 4, 2026 2:30 pm EST Ella Don / Unsplash Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover If you've ever fiddled with graphics settings, you've probably come across VSync. Short for vertical synchronization, it can help eliminate screen tearing, which is when the display shows pieces of two different frames at once. Although turning VSync on can stabilize your frame rate, it can lead to other issues, so it's good to understand it before diving in. VSync and frame rates u/No-Alarm3019 / Reddit You probably know that a game's frame rate indicates how many frames your GPU renders each second.
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