How Variable Refresh Rate Changes a Gaming Monitor
How Variable Refresh Rate Changes a Gaming Monitor
A compatible display can adjust when it starts a refresh to match the graphics system's output.
With a fixed refresh schedule, a new frame may arrive in the middle of a display update or have to wait for the next one. Variable refresh gives the display more flexibility to line up updates.
The display still has an operating range. Below it, a system may repeat frames, and some panels can show brightness flicker as the frame rate varies.
Try a game that moves across the middle and lower end of the monitor's range. A single scene running at a steady high rate will miss several of the situations where the feature matters.
