30Fps vs 60Fps (Your opinion)

[Ota El Proscrito]

Hi, my name is Ota, I would like to know the opinion about this topic from you tom's hardware users.
The investigation is for my blog http://6030gamingfps.blogspot.com.es/ where I try to find if 60fps is better than 30fps at gaming and if it improves your ability at gaming.

So here are some questions for the blog, and make more researches.

1.At what fps do you usually play? 30/60/120?
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2.Do you experience a better performance or you enjoy more the game at 60fps than 30fps?
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3.Do you think having 60fps would make you a better gamer that the one with 30fps?
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4.[OPTIONAL]What are your computer's components?
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Thanks alot for responding!!! 😀

MY EXAMPLE:
1.Always 60fps, some games like BTF and Cryses around 40fps
2.Only really at games where it's imposible to play at 30fps (Dead Space series, really bad at Vertical Sync.) But I see a difference of experience
3.If I'm good at 30fps in titanfall I'm also good at 60fps, I dont mind, with 30fps it runs smoothly
4. i5-4670k 3.4ghz / 8GB G.Skill 1600mhz DDR3 CL9 / Gigabyte Z97M-DS3H / Gigabyte GTX760 2GB VRAM GDDR5 / Nox Urano VX 750W / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / And a wonderfull monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 24" (Gaming monitor 1ms response full-hd)

 

[xSamaru]

1.60 because i have 60hz monitor so i cant see more.

2.Yes alot enough 60fps is the lowest solid fps for me.

3.Yes it does like in the fps games its alot easier to aim and stuff than on 30 fps.The only game i found better on 30fps was evil within,it was scarier when it wasnt that smooth.(my opinion)

4.You can see my components on the bottom right corner of this response

 

[zink1701]

1, I play at 60 FPS

2, Yes games imo look smoother and overall experiance is better at higher frame rates (and higher overall settings)

3, Below 30 FPS then gaming is poor and will make it harder to play due to lagging ect, 30 FPS and above its all about skill, reaction time ect so higher frame rates dont make you a better gamer (just makes the game look smoother and improves the experiance).

4, Asus P8Z68-V Pro, i5 2500k oc 4.5GHz, Artic 7 pro cooler, 2x4Gig Gskill DDR3 1600MHz, Gigabyte GTX 680, 60GB SSD, x2 1TB HDD's, Antec Truepower 650w psu.

 

[Alfrodo]

1. 70-110
2. In my opinion, yes. I perform better and enjoy games more at 60+ fps
3. In single-player games, it probably doesn't matter much. In multiplayer, definitely.
4. ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
AMD FX-8350 w/ Coolermaster evo 212
Radeon HD 7950
8gb Corsair 1600mhz
Corsair 650W Modular PSU
Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HD

 

[StormyIV]

I arrange my settings so I get at least 100 fps in all games.

If you have a monitor that supports 120hz and a GPU that can get frames that high then yes there's a big difference. The game is much smoother because your monitor is refreshing over 100 times a second. I can definitely play at 60 fps no problem but trust me 120fps at 120hz is so much smoother. The difference is like night and day.

In a multiplayer game the more fps your system can push the better(as long as your monitor can keep up), in a single player game it doesn't matter as much. But to answer your question I would say yes its easier to perform well at 60 fps compared to 30.

 

[Mouldread]

1. 120 FPS Mhm, pretty much what StormyIV said, I'd rather sacrifice some eye candy and have my game run at 100+ FPS than have it all maxed out and play at 40. Recently I tried some game at 60 FPS and I found it annoying.

And I've manged to stupidly accumulate 5-6 games which were on sale (for like $2-3 each) which have a 30 FPS locked engine (you can't do anything in the settings, cfg or ini files to alter this) and I plainly just never played them. I just can NOT play at 30 fps.

2. I definitely enjoy games much more at 120 than 60 FPS (30 is out of the question).

3. I do perform better playing at 120 than 60 FPS (especially in first person shooters; in other games also due to the fact that I actually enjoy them more).

4. My specs are on my avatar.

 

[bystander]

1) 60-120 FPS. In 3D vision, I'm limited to 60 FPS, but in 2D, I shoot for 85 FPS or higher.

2) 30 FPS is unplayable for me. I suffer simulator sickness, which causes nausea, similar to motion sickness. The higher my FPS, the longer I can play before I start to feel sick. 30 FPS makes me sick nearly instantly, 60 FPS lets me last about 30-60 mins depending on how much I've worked my tolerance up by recent gaming. 85 FPS never seems to make me feel sick.

I also notice a visual difference, but the most important aspect is the sickness, and it only happens if using a mouse to play. Joysticks don't bother me, as I don't feel as immersed and do not feel the sluggish feed back between my visuals and hand movements.

3) Any game where turning and trying to track a target, it will help me greatly. Other types of games won't likely help me. It's all sort of moot, as I just flat get sick playing at 30 FPS.

4) You can see them in my signature.

 

[James Mason]

I would say any FPS below 30 is a problem, but if it's at 30 and above it's still playable, for the most part.

It would depend greatly on the game though, for an First person shooter (gotta get specific here, these acronyms are the same) 30 fps might be to low, but it Shadows of Mordor I was playing it around 30-40 FPS and it wasn't any different from the 60FPS i was getting on my other system.

Other slow games like World of Tanks you'd barely be able to notice the FPS differnece.

 

[renz496]

1. most of the time 60. below that depends on situation and the game itself. don't own 120hz monitor.
2. 60 FPS feels more natural to me. 30 depends a lot on the game. but if possible i'd like to play all my games with constant 60 (i use v-sync because i really hate screen tearing)
3. personally? don't think so. but i don't like it when the game have huge frame jumping that happen constantly. like 40-60 or 30-60 constantly. that is when i will lock my FPS to where the performance feel much more consistent even if that's mean my game will less smoother.
4. see sig

 

[stomp53]

I will say 30fps because it feels more realistic, 60 just feels like animation and weird for me.Maybe thats because movies are played in 24 fps

 

[bcr1231]

1. 120 fps, human eyes cant see over 60 but I have special eyes and am not your average human
2. anything 60 or above is the smoothest gameplay you can get (in this decade)
3. depends on the game, helps immensely in shooters but not in most mmorpgs enless your doing hardcore pvp stuff
4. GTX 560, AMD 8120 eight core, 4x2 hyperblu ram, 970 Ud3 mobo

 

[bystander]

I don't think we should add sarcasm to this type of post. We just need to let the ignorant people think what they will, as this is about data mining.

 

[bcr1231]

1. 120 fps, human eyes cant see over 60 but I have special eyes and am not your average human
2. anything 60 or above is the smoothest gameplay you can get (in this decade)
3. depends on the game, helps immensely in shooters but not in most mmorpgs enless your doing hardcore pvp stuff
4. GTX 560, AMD 8120 eight core, 4x2 hyperblu ram, 970 Ud3 mobo

I don't think we should add sarcasm to this type of post. We just need to let the ignorant people think what they will, as this is about data mining.

wow, wasent trying to be ignorant AT ALL, was just trying be funny, I have special eyes is a 1-800 contacts commercial reference. LOL, also this is a survey post therefore I have the right to say as I please. (as long as its in correct format)

 

[bystander]

Removing post to stop derailment.

 

[bcr1231]

1. 120 fps, human eyes cant see over 60 but I have special eyes and am not your average human
2. anything 60 or above is the smoothest gameplay you can get (in this decade)
3. depends on the game, helps immensely in shooters but not in most mmorpgs enless your doing hardcore pvp stuff
4. GTX 560, AMD 8120 eight core, 4x2 hyperblu ram, 970 Ud3 mobo

I don't think we should add sarcasm to this type of post. We just need to let the ignorant people think what they will, as this is about data mining.

wow, wasent trying to be ignorant AT ALL, was just trying be funny, I have special eyes is a 1-800 contacts commercial reference. LOL, also this is a survey post therefore I have the right to say as I please. (as long as its in correct format)

I was not calling you ignorant. I said you were being sarcastic (poking fun at someone who is ignorant).

When you poke fun at others, then it turns into a war. That is all. No need to further go on, as this is enough of a derailment as is.

ok fair enough, new to doing forum posts (and reading), but I like how these replys are breaking up this survey 😉 lets keep it goin

 

[dooa]

If you have the hardware......
in order of my preference
1) FPS up to 60, anything less than 60 is a problem (G-Sync is an interesting patch to allow slow hardware smooth play under 60Hz, but it is just a patch)
2) resolution up to 4K, if you are not gaming at 4K start saving your $$
3) eye candy
but with enough hardware you can max out eye candy and have 60Hz at 4K

 

[cats_Paw]

A lot of people tend to forget that we dont actually see with our eyes but with our brain.

FPS in itself is not the most important factor. Let me explain:

If you have 24p as in movies, they will feel real as long is it is a dead steady 24p.
Same goes for 30 fps.

The main reason why 60 or more fps feels more smooth is because when there are fps dips they usually stay over 30, making it feel fluent regardless.
Our brain dosent like fps changes. A lower but steadier FPS feels more natural.

Second Is input lag. If there is input lag, it dosent matter what FPS we got, our brain wont like it either.

Assuming you have no input lag, no blur from motion, and a steady fps, anything above 40 is about perfect.

P.S. Screan tearing is another thing that dosent sit well with our brain btw.

 

[Fyllehund]

1.At what fps do you usually play? 30/60/120?
120+ if possible
2.Do you experience a better performance or you enjoy more the game at 60fps than 30fps?
The performance difference is there, just cant say how big it is. but 120hz screen and 120+ fps is a must after you´ve tried it once.
3.Do you think having 60fps would make you a better gamer that the one with 30fps?
Not a better gamer, but if you´re a good gamer and get that extra boost you´ll perform better due to better hardware.
4.[OPTIONAL]What are your computer's components?
Monitor - Asus VG24 144hz
GPU - Radeon 9770 3Gb
CPU - Intel i7-4790K

 

[cats_Paw]

1.At what fps do you usually play? 30/60/120?
Anything above 35 is ok (minimum)

2.Do you experience a better performance or you enjoy more the game at 60fps than 30fps?
Yes, but mostly due to fps dips not having a problem in the game (happens a lot in multiplayer games when a lot more things have to be calculated at the same time.

3.Do you think having 60fps would make you a better gamer that the one with 30fps?
Yes, again for the same reason. If you have a PC that runs a game like battlefield 3-4 at 40 fps when nothing is going on, when there are 10+ players shooting, using grenades etc, most likely your FPS will drop to 5-10 a few times. If your enemies have 120 fps, they will still be able to play the game well in those moments.

4.[OPTIONAL]What are your computer's components?

unimportant.