To get more frame rates per second, do I use dvi or vga?

[tangoup]

So it's been brought to my attention that the game I want to play (Cod4) can work with a tv that has hdmi, but the hdmi connection will max out at a steady 60fps. I tested it and in fact this is exactly what happens with my Dell tower and my 2015 Sony Bravia. However, I'd like to get 100fps or more, which is possible with this game. I don't know whether to look for dvi or vga to help me. Which one is the one that I need?

 

[Eximo]

HDMI will typically max out at 60Hz as well, but that isn't setting the Frames Per Second. DVI is better for refresh rate, but that isn't going to help with the TV. If your TV has a DVI port you can try that. Basically disable v-sync in game or from the GPU settings to the let the GPU try to draw as many frames as possible. This may introduce tearing.

 

[tangoup]

I think the 60 hz figure of the refresh rate is tied closely to the 60 fps. Correct me if I'm wrong. My console shows a steady 60 frame rate per second minus very slight amounts, and then a projected very high spike if I were to use something besides hdmi.

 

[Eximo]

Only with features like V-Sync turned on. Then the GPU will only draw a frame at the start of a refresh cycle.

When off, the monitor starts refreshing with whatever is in the GPU buffer, meaning two or more runt frames can make it to the screen. You see that as tearing where the graphics don't line up between frames. I should add that no matter what the TV can only update 60 times a second. Your PC can put out 10 to a few hundred frames, but the panel would still refresh the pixels 60 times a second.

TVs and Consoles are pretty much designed to be used together, I would not be surprised if the default is to have syncing on.

Your PC should be able to determine how it is outputting to the screen. But many TVs have post-processing more or less permanently enabled, so what you see may not be actually what the PC is sending. Some TVs have game modes that turn all those features off.

 

[tangoup]

My tv has graphics mode enabled while my pc is plugged in. I can only access game mode with a console. Usually, this feature is restricted and I can't change the mode.

 

[tangoup]

I'm guessing that hdmi, even with a monitor, will allow me to get more than 60 fps. In that case, what I read confirming my test is incomplete. It didn't mention that a tv has limitations. Thanks.

 

[gamerk316]

So it's been brought to my attention that the game I want to play (Cod4) can work with a tv that has hdmi, but the hdmi connection will max out at a steady 60fps. I tested it and in fact this is exactly what happens with my Dell tower and my 2015 Sony Bravia. However, I'd like to get 100fps or more, which is possible with this game. I don't know whether to look for dvi or vga to help me. Which one is the one that I need?

The problem isn't the connection; any connection type can push beyond 60Hz except at very high resolutions (like 4k). The problem is TVs used fixed refresh rates, and the NTSC standard used by the US specifies a maximum refresh rate of 60Hz. Your GPU and connection are capable of pushing higher refresh rates, your TV simply can't accept the signal.

That's the one biggest advantage to PC monitors over TVs, is they typically accept a wider range of refresh rates. 144Hz monitors are common nowadays, for example.