wanderingbison9 said:Uh, would that mean the game should lock the FPS between the monitor's minimum and maximum refresh rates, say 48 and 75Hz? Because if that's how it works, it isn't working for me: once I drop below 48 fps or go above 75 fps, the image tears and stutters. Between those numbers, it’s smooth as silk... I feel like this defeats the whole point of FreeSync if you only get smoothness when you're "in the zone." Do I need to toggle something else?
Yeah, dealing with FreeSync is a bit tricky, and honestly, I think the main culprit is just the garbage UI in Radeon Settings.
You have a similar monitor to mine—it only supports FreeSync from 48Hz up to 75Hz.
So, what you actually have to do is cap the max framerate at 75Hz, or maybe a few frames below that, using Radeon Chill. As long as the game stays above 48 FPS and hits that 75Hz ceiling via FreeSync, it works. Outside that range? It fails.
IMO, AMD should have made this a one-click fix—like, if FreeSync is enabled, they should suggest those specific settings automatically. Instead, they constantly tweak the UI and make everything needlessly complicated. They used to have a dedicated Frame rate capper or FRTC, but now they've lumped it all together... they could have definitely made it more intuitive.
Some other monitors have a lower minimum Hz, and obviously a much higher max, like 144 or 165Hz, so the range is way wider.
If your FPS drops below the minimum FreeSync FPS while gaming, there's no magic fix other than cranking up the hardware or lowering your settings.
I don't know how Nvidia handles their UI, but the principle remains the same: on a FreeSync monitor, it only functions within that specific range.
As for how it behaves in windowed mode, who knows.