Xbox Series X supposedly does 120Hz but on each game it locks at 60hz | XBOX | Page 1

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rugged tangle Sep 12, 2025, 10:20 PM

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1. What did you try to do and what happened? I adjusted the settings to have the xbox perform at 120hz but it never does that.
2. What have you tried to do to fix it already? I've gone through Video fidelity and overscan setting everything to the maximum and display set to 1080p at 120hz. (The monitor displayed that it can do 1440p on the xbox settings)
3. Have you searched the error code or for similar problems? N/A

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Even though I somewhat explained it, I filled this out either way

old nebula Sep 12, 2025, 10:22 PM

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Does your monitor have hdmi 2.1 port

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Cause iirc a pc can do higher frame rates without 2.1, but the Xbox cant

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Even if you have the right cable

rugged tangle Sep 12, 2025, 10:22 PM

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This may sound stupid but where can I check if I have a 2.1 port?

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ok nvm

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i checked

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apparently the monitor i got does not have a 2.1 hdmi port

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iti is a 27-inch ZOWIE XL2731

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it has 2.0 and display port 1.2

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although i did check the monitor's system and information, the optimum resolution is 192-x1080@144

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i also checked the actual website of the monitor, supposedly it supports 120hz on xbox

compact pelican Sep 12, 2025, 10:29 PM

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it depends on the game itself. and what the game devs set the framerate to. not every game will do 120fps

rugged tangle Sep 12, 2025, 10:30 PM

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compact pelican it depends on the game itself. and what the game devs set the framerate to. no...

That Im aware of but what got me hooked onto this is, I heard Halo Infinite can do 120hz but when I go to the settings, its capped at 60

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so im thinking, is there something wrong with the monitor or the xbox itself?

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Samething with forza games

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bear in mind in xbox settings it shows 120hz

compact pelican Sep 12, 2025, 10:32 PM

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forza forza games dont support 120fps

rugged tangle Sep 12, 2025, 10:32 PM

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I see

open thunder Sep 12, 2025, 10:33 PM

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iirc Halo has performance and graphic modes. You want performance for 120.

rugged tangle Sep 12, 2025, 10:33 PM

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i dont have that setting weirdly

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something i just learned as well is that my monitor on minimum resolution runs at 1920x1080@60 but as mentioned before, at optimum can do 1920x1090@144. There is no 120hz setting for it

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kinda clueless here to be honest

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I dont mind keeping things at 60 but 120 would sound very nice

compact pelican Sep 12, 2025, 10:35 PM

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rugged tangle it has 2.0 and display port 1.2

thats completely fine. if ur monitor is not a 4k144hz monitor . hdmi 2.0 will support 1080p120 and 1440p120

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hdmi 2.1 is only required for 4k120

rugged tangle Sep 12, 2025, 10:36 PM

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mine is a 1080p 144hz monitor

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27-inch ZOWIE XL2731 to be specific

compact pelican Sep 12, 2025, 10:40 PM

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sorry i havent played infinite in over 2 or 3 years

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i really dont remember the settings for the game on xbox

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did u check under video settings in infiinite?

rugged tangle Sep 12, 2025, 10:49 PM

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compact pelican did u check under video settings in infiinite?

Infinite settings won’t help until I sort out the Xbox TV and display options as well as the monitor settings. I am trying to get the monitor to run at 1920x1080 120Hz instead of 60Hz, as it is not supposed to be limited to 60Hz. I saw a video from the brand itself showing how to do it on the exact same model, and for them the current resolution already allowed 120Hz, so there is definitely something wrong on my side. Additionally, the resolution setting in the Xbox settings has disappeared, and this is the first time it has happened

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Also

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whats annoying is that

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on some games if I want to go max quality, it caps at 30

compact pelican Sep 12, 2025, 11:02 PM

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again as i said depends on what the game devs set the framerate to

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most games i played on quality mode is set to 30fps

rugged tangle Sep 12, 2025, 11:03 PM

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Alright

compact pelican Sep 12, 2025, 11:04 PM

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which isnt surprising as performance mode will usually be the one set to 60fps

#Xbox Series X supposedly does 120Hz but on each game it locks at 60hz