is the ingame vsync of tf2 the same as driver level wait for vertical sync option in the amd control panel, as i have a VRR display and i'd like to framerate cap below refresh rate + vsync i'm just not sure which is best for that.
#fps v-sync
thorn spoke
violet pine
Not really an answer to your question, but you might consider AMD enhanced sync for your purposes. That is different than normal vertical sync.
I'm not an AMD user but as I understand it it's AMD's equivalent feature to Nvidia's fast vsync, which it useful for preventing tearing when above your monitor's max rate without impacting game fps and without adding much latency
Also with a VRR display, if you cap below its max, there's really no need for any sort of vsync or other sync features
ivory lantern
Also with a VRR display, if you cap below its max, there's really no need for an...
Depends how far below you cap.
If it's only just below, you can still get tearing at the bottom, which vsync fixes without any added input lag.
violet pine
I don't know how it is on AMD, but on Nvidia that's not a concern as it's already taken care of (by changing the refresh rate to a multiple of the game frame rate that's within the VRR window and duplicating frames) by either the g-sync module if the monitor has one or otherwise by the nvidia drivers if it doesn't
Also the min refresh rate is usually something crazy like 30hz anyways so you kind of have other worries if tf2 is running that slow
thorn spoke
i've heard for enhanced sync you need 2 to 3 times the fps to prevent stuttering which seems like a bad idea for tf2 as often times framerates can change rapidly i'll just try different methods and see what works best cheers anyway
ivory lantern
Pretty sure the whole "2x your refresh rate" stuff is bs
thorn spoke
yeah it might be so many bs information out there on this sort of thing
unborn brook
ingame vsync should be the same as the one on the AMD control panel, however some games like to have additional stuff enabled when you use the ingame vsync. Not saying that's what tf2 does but the AMD vsync is a safer bet
also you should avoid the ingame fps cap because it's really inconsistent
thorn spoke
yeah i tried enhanced sync but i kept getting suttering so it makes the most sense to stick with control panel vsync + fps cap.
ivory lantern
They mean both on top of VRR.
ivory lantern
Depends how far below you cap.
If it's only just below, you can still get tearin...
Which I believe is a thing because of what I mentioned here.
violet pine
So the vsync is just for the tearing at the bottom?
violet pine
I think I mentioned it earlier but with nvidia / gsync there's no such thing as tearing at the bottom
apparently that's different on AMD / freesync?
violet pine
Well he's not talking about the bottom of the VRR range lol
mellow mothBOT
violet pine
He's talking about the physical bottom portion of the screen
ivory lantern
Oh right, you misinterpreted me 😅
ivory lantern
ah well
violet pine
Alright well disregard what I said then, I was talking about the bottom of the VRR range
