GTX 970 screen tearing with YouTube

[jshelt22]

Hello all. I am experiencing terrible screen tearing while watching youtube on chrome, but it also does this with ie or firefox. I have tried going to the nvidia control panel and changing the settings of the vsync (have tried on, off, and adaptive half refresh rate) without any luck whatsoever. My card is a gtx 970 and my monitor is a 60" 1080p 120hz panasonic. Of note I have this problem in some games but turning vsync on in the in game settings usually resolves this. What can I do to remedy this annoying problem???

 

[Teamlift99]

Have you tired using the application specific settings in the NVidia control panel? Under 3D Settings, Manage, find Chrome and set VSync there.

 

[jshelt22]

Yes, that is what I tried, sorry I should have been more specific.

 

[Teamlift99]

YouTube settings, there should be a 60 hz selection around where you set the resolution. Seeing as it happens no matter the browser, it's either YouTube or the GTX 970

 

[jshelt22]

Hmmm.can't find a Hz option, it looks like the resolution is the only option in the dropdown menu on youtube.

 

[Teamlift99]

So off the cuff research: Try turning Windows Aero off and see if it tears.

 

[jshelt22]

Just tried that with this video as a guide with no change 🙁 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbztlvr4dVs

 

[Ian_36]

Old thread, but for anyone googling here's the answer I found:

I'm running the latest build of Windows 10, EVGA GTX 970 SC, running on Nvidia 368.22. I'm running HDMI out of my PC into a Vizio E55-C1 HDTV (60hz refresh rate).

A week or so ago, I started getting massive horizontal screen tearing in chrome while watching full screen videos. It happened in Youtube, Netflix, and MLB.tv. When I went full screen in Firefox the tearing wasn't there, but I much prefer to use chrome.

I googled for hours on the subject and the big fix everyone talked about was using the Aero theme in Windows 7. Doesn't help me - I'm on Windows 10.

I tried mucking around with the refresh rate on the HDTV, didn't work. I went into the Nvidia Control Panel and set the Chrome 3d application Vsync setting to "adaptive (half refresh rate)" as I had seen that as an answer while googling. It worked up to a point... but the playback wasn't nearly as smooth as before.

I'll just get to the point and say that I found the solution. The solution is to go to chrome://flags and DISABLE "Smooth Scrolling". I did that - all full screen tearing problems instantly fixed.