Quote from: TSiAhmat on March 26, 2024, 16:15:25Dumb Question: What is the benefit of more Frames (other than Reaction-Times of the Device and that you can slap it on the box with *WOW* 240 FPS).
Reducing input lag, getting better frame times on average and smoother overall experience. Two examples; first - Doom (both 2016 and Eternal) have impeccable optimisation so even 75 fps there feels smoother and nicer than many games at 200 fps. Why? Because frames are equally distributed over full second which leads to minimal (if any) input lag at lower fps.
Second example would be Counter Strike 2 where even 300 fps feels horrible and "stuttery" because of poor optimisation and whack frame times where you can get 300 fps but 280 of them is distributed over first 2/3rds of one second (let's round it to 700 ms) and the last 20 frames are in the last 3rd (let's round it to 300 ms), meaning that you have 300 fps technically speaking but constant stutters. In the previous example with Doom at 75 you get 25+25+25 frames for each third of each second. Bump it up to 144 fps on a 144 Hz screen and it's unbelievably nice, immersive and enjoyable experience.
Lower refresh rate will emphasize those stutters even more so you get to the point where CS2 is literally unplayable at 60 Hz screen irrelevant of hardware specs. Slot a 4090 in and it will still be bad overall experience with anything less than 120-144, but 165-240 ideally as the game is not really demanding but it is just badly optimised in its current state.
Input lag is a horrible thing to experience but that's mostly on 60-120 Hz screens, past that you won't really notice anything. Basically it all feels like you are moving around through a swamp of oil, every action on the screen is just noticeably delayed after you perform that move with your hand(s).
Now pair those two (bad frametimes and input lag) and you know what's the point of high fps and fast panels.
That being said, unless you are a professional competitive eSports player you 99.99% sure won't need anything past 240 Hz that soon. Cap the fps at 233 on a 240 Hz screen (240 - 3% to eliminate input lag) and you are golden. Heck even plenty of games are perfectly playable at 60-100 fps, you don't need more than that in 95% of them.
Check this vid also, as a quick and nice info:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgyNDLzmfGU