Windows 10: Why does my refresh rate hold my fps back

I have a 4060Ti and im trying to play games like minecraft and fortnite but when i do my fps is set to whatever my refresh rate is. so when i set my refresh rate to 120HZ and go into fortnite i can only get 120Fps and when i set my refresh rate to 144 i can only get 144fps. i dont know why this is i have frinds with 60hz monitors and they get like 220fps

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Refresh rate Problem

Hi Robert,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Screen refresh rate is the rate at which the data displayed on screen is refreshed; it may be an image or some text document. Most of the users would like to set it to a higher rate but this also depends on the capacity of graphic
card and monitors. If the refresh rate is slow, the images on the display looks as flickering to the user eye and makes it uncomfortable to work.

Nowadays the latest monitors available in market will have minimum 60 Hz of refresh rate and it is very good option to set it to 70 Hz if you your monitor is compatible. Normally a high performance or quality monitors can reach
120 Hz of refresh rate. So I would suggest you to set your monitor refresh rate as higher as possible, below given steps describes how to access this feature on your Windows 8.1/10 PC.

• The default refresh rate setting is 60 Hertz (HZ); however, your monitor may support a higher setting. Check your manufacturer's documentation for information about the settings that your monitor supports.
• If you use a higher refresh rate, you can reduce the rate that your screen flickers; however, if you specify a refresh rate that is too high for your monitor, your screen may become unusable and your hardware may be damaged.
• Changes to the refresh rate affect all users that log on to the computer.

I would, as of now, suggest you to visit the computer manufacturer's support website and install the latest display and chipset drivers available for the latest operating system (currently it would be 8.1 in the list).

Hope this information is helpful. Please feel free to reply in case you face any other issues with Windows in future.

 

Performance Issue in FPS games with Variable Refresh rate off on high refresh rate single monitor with high end gpu

I encountered a glitch on my PC where all games were limited to 60 fps in full screen mode, but not in windowed mode(But for some games windowed mode also capped at 60). I tried various troubleshooting steps such as disabling V-sync, reinstalling graphics drivers, and following YouTube tutorials, but none of them resolved the issue. Eventually, I found that disabling variable refresh rate uncapped the fps and fixed the problem.



However, I noticed a significant drop in performance when variable refresh rate was turned off. Previously, I was getting around 500 fps in all games, but after disabling variable refresh rate, it dropped to only 100 fps. This sudden decrease in performance is quite perplexing, and I suspect it may be related to the Nvidia control panel settings. The initial occurrence of the 60 fps cap coincided with the loss of contrast in my games, which I had adjusted to 100 percent in the Nvidia control panel to enhance visibility. However, I'm not entirely sure if the Nvidia control panel is causing the performance issues or maybe perhaps the fact that I have variable refresh rate off in default graphics settings(which supposedly increases fps when possible). I haven't come across any reports or discussions indicating that turning off variable refresh rate could lead to performance problems.



I would greatly appreciate any assistance or insights you can provide regarding this matter.

 

I'm not able to change refresh rate in my Windows 11!

Thank you very much for reaching out! As an Independent Advisor and fellow Microsoft user, I'm more than happy to assist you.

I've provided the steps to increase the refresh rate below. Please try them and let me know if you need any further assistance. Regarding potential drawbacks, higher refresh rates can slightly increase the load on your GPU and system since your GPU will be working to generate more frames per second. This might lead to FPS instabilities in games or applications. However, I do recommend utilizing the higher refresh rate for a smoother experience. If you encounter FPS lag spikes in-game, you can always lower the refresh rate to see if the performance improves.

1. Right-click on an empty space on your desktop and select "NVIDIA Control Panel" from the context menu.
   
2. In the NVIDIA Control Panel, under the "Display" section, click on "Change resolution".
   
3. In the "Change resolution" window, you should see your monitor listed. If you have multiple monitors connected, make sure to select the one you want to change the refresh rate for.
   
4. Next to the "Refresh rate" dropdown, click on it and select the desired refresh rate, which in your case should be 144Hz.
   
5. Click "Apply" to save the changes.
   
6. Windows may prompt you to keep the new settings. Click "Keep changes" to confirm