How to reduce screen tearing when Vsync off?

Olivier Mandavy · Oct 26, 2014

My LCD monitor runs at 60hz, so with Vsync off I use a frame limiter in order to limit the tearing.
I've tried to frame cap @ 59,60,61 but it's not very good.
Do you have some advices to reduce the tearing?

Thanks a lot.

Sean Kenney · Oct 26, 2014

V synch didn't help me. AMD 7790

I am about 80 fps rarely any tearing

James Cook · Oct 26, 2014

Screen tear is pretty much unavoidable without vsync enabled. It's why vsync exists.

Sean Kenney · Oct 26, 2014

I don't seem to get bad if at all with it off. More problems with it on for some reason

Olivier Mandavy · Oct 26, 2014

I switch VSync off because of the input lag.

But there is a cost: screen tearing

Andi Goodwin · Oct 26, 2014

im confused i dont get screen tearing (dont run vsync) and ive never noticed any input lag (when i tried vsync) but thats me maybe im lucky

Andi

James Cook · Oct 26, 2014

Personally I find the screen tear and stuttering (with vsync off) much more distracting than input lag (with vsync on). As above, input lag has never been much of an issue to me anyway. I guess other people are more sensitive to it.