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kingkoronov

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Arch with GNOME runs at 60 hz on a 144 hz monitor.

Some people suggested to check the output of xrandr. I did, it says 143.88 hz. It is also set to 144 hz in the GNOME settings menu. I switched to 60 hz in the settings and it feels the same. I am positive it is running at only 60 hz.

ooo

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Re: Arch with GNOME runs at 60 hz on a 144 hz monitor.

To be even more positive, you can usually check the refresh rate from your screen's on-screen display menu.

It's also possible that your system isn't fast enough to render e.g. gnome animations at 144fps, which would make it feel less smooth even with higher refresh rate.

Last edited by ooo (2017-08-08 00:08:11)

kingkoronov

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Re: Arch with GNOME runs at 60 hz on a 144 hz monitor.

To be even more positive, you can usually check the refresh rate from your screen's on-screen display menu.

It's also possible that your system isn't fast enough to render e.g. gnome animations at 144fps, which would make it feel less smooth even with higher refresh rate.

My monitor's menu does say 144 hz when I have GNOME display menu set to 144 and 60 when I set it to 60. It still feels significantly less smooth than it does on windows. I installed Minecraft because it's a small game and you can view fps in-game, and it does not feel like 144 hz even when my FPS goes well above 144. The difference when you switch to Minecraft on windows is extremely noticeable, even when I cap the fps to 144 in windows.

Last edited by kingkoronov (2017-08-08 00:55:52)

seth

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Re: Arch with GNOME runs at 60 hz on a 144 hz monitor.

The compositor might cap the FPS. Try using openbox. If that behaves better, compare gnome on wayland and gnome on xorg.
Notice that "minecraft" is no benchmark.

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berrykerry789

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Registered: 2014-08-02

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Re: Arch with GNOME runs at 60 hz on a 144 hz monitor.

I filed a bug a while back regarding this issue.  No idea when it will be addressed though. 

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=781296

I'm just using Xorg until it gets fixed.

Last edited by berrykerry789 (2017-09-13 04:03:04)