VGA cable support

[stavby]

Hello! I've managed to use my monitor at 74Hz through NVIDIA's control panel, but I heard that a VGA cable can only show up to 60 FPS/Hz... Is it true? (I'm using it in 1080p)

By the way, I don't have a VGA port on my GPU but my monitor only has VGA, so I'm using a DisplayPort to VGA converter and a VGA cable, does it matter? or change anything?

Thanks!

 

[Yukizuna]

I believe it falls under the monitor being used.

While the cable does have a limitation, it can handle above 60 Hz.

VGA cables can support the following:
640×350px @70 Hz, 1280×1024px @ 85 Hz, and up to 2048×1536px @ 85 Hz as well.

Adapters generally convert the data from in this case digital to analog (as VGA utilizes analog connections). It should not have a problem converting over the signals, so it should just fall under the limitations of the monitor itself.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA_connector, and searching various forums.

Hope this helps!

 

[stavby]

I believe it falls under the monitor being used.

While the cable does have a limitation, it can handle above 60 Hz.

VGA cables can support the following:
640×350px @70 Hz, 1280×1024px @ 85 Hz, and up to 2048×1536px @ 85 Hz as well.

Adapters generally convert the data from in this case digital to analog (as VGA utilizes analog connections). It should not have a problem converting over the signals, so it should just fall under the limitations of the monitor itself.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA_connector, and searching various forums.

Hope this helps!

OK then, thank you very much!
Btw, does 85 Hz mean 85 FPS? Because I couldn't find the exact connection between Hz and FPS online...

 

[Yukizuna]

I believe it falls under the monitor being used.

While the cable does have a limitation, it can handle above 60 Hz.

VGA cables can support the following:
640×350px @70 Hz, 1280×1024px @ 85 Hz, and up to 2048×1536px @ 85 Hz as well.

Adapters generally convert the data from in this case digital to analog (as VGA utilizes analog connections). It should not have a problem converting over the signals, so it should just fall under the limitations of the monitor itself.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA_connector, and searching various forums.

Hope this helps!

OK then, thank you very much!
Btw, does 85 Hz mean 85 FPS? Because I couldn't find the exact connection between Hz and FPS online...

In this case, they are different. FPS is basically putting single still frame images in a slideshow fast enough to bring about natural motion. This is where the CPU and GPU work in tandem to produce the image which is then sent to the monitor/display.

Better the CPU/GPU, the faster the FPS generated.

Hz in this case is refresh rate that comes from your monitor. Refresh rate, which is measured in Hz (known as frequency) is how fast a monitor can redraw the screen.
Ex: 85 Hz = Monitor can redraw an entire screen 85 times in a second.

If the FPS is greater than your refresh rate (Hz), the monitor will not be able to display all the frames the CPU/GPU makes. Think of it as a cap~

Ports, such as the HDMI, display port, DVI, and VGA, will play a role in limitation as well as for example, a display port can get say... 120 Hz, while HDMI is like 60.

Summary:
FPS = Frames the CPU/GPU are producing.
Hz = How fast or how many times the monitor is refreshing the image on display.
FPS > Hz = monitor limitation

Hope this helps :3