High or low fps?

[GaryFletcher]

Do you prefer a high graphics setting, and lower fps, or a higher fps and lower graphics settings?

[Tanooki]

Given what the eye can see, and when it's obvious that a game starts to truly look slow to where it harms play, as long as a game can rock solid keep both a fps and frame time happily at 30 I'm pleased. 60 at the end high is great too if it can do that constantly, if it bobs off 60 say into the 40s that's far worse than a consistent 30 for me. I've had places where a game on a PS4 that tries to do 60 but pops down to 40-45fps is less smooth and enjoyable than the same game ported to the Switch where it's consistently basically at 30.

So with that, I guess seeing as I find no benefit in goo goo-ing over 120fps and up stupid stuff, I'd be more into looking pretty at high visual settings at the cost of a lower FPS type I suppose.

[SpaceBooger]

I hate screen tearing. Since I am running an AMD 6300FX and a GTX 980 I get screen tearing over 60fps I usually keep vsync on at all times.
There are some games I increase quality and am cool with FPS around 30. Arkham Knight was one I upped the quality so that the driving scenes lowered to about 30fps.

[Tanooki]

We're similar then perhaps. I've got a 980mobile which equals out to a 970 on a desktop with the 8GB on board memory the desktop shares. I don't care for the tearing either. I put up with it for years with the vsync off when I had a lesser quality video setup in a laptop that was using on board video (intel hd 3000) and you learn to a point deal with it but it's still there.

[SuperDerpBro]

I am a monster! I prefer 30FPS and lock every PC game to that FPS, when possible (98% of the time it is). Even though i have had the hardware to do 60+ on AAA games for a long time.

The next gen of consoles has me a little worried with all this talk of 60FPS games. I HATE anything over 30 FPS in most types of games lul

I couldn't buy the Nathan Drake collection because there was no 30FPS option like the last of us remastered :'(








(I don't play many FPS games tho. When i do it is only the single player campaign.)

[Arenegeth]

Eh, depends on the game.

Something like the The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, I'd take graphics and fancy hair physics over 60fps since the game is pretty slow anyway.

For something like the new Doom however, I'd do anything to keep a consistent 60fps, though since I run it at 1080p and not 4k (because I don't have a 4k display) my card was perfectly capable of maintaining 60 with everything maxed out.

As for higher than 60fps it was never a concern, since I haven't owned a display that could handle more than that since my old 100hz Sony CRT.

And given that I play old PAL games all the time and don't play multiplayer competitively at all, I guess I'm not all that bothered about fps in general, but I like to have options when it comes to modern games.

[casterofdreams]

Personally I see differences in the refresh rate of monitors. I have a 144Hz monitor and a 240Hz monitor. Both 1080p. I see the difference between the performance of the monitors. Screen tearing is unacceptable. That's all I will see if it's present.

For gaming applications, I shoot for max settings and a capped frame rate depending on the game. 75fps is a sweet spot for me in most cases. Fallout 4 for example, I have it capped at 120fps. Since the engine is tied to FPS it's difficult to play at anything more.

I've played the two latest Divinity games on both monitors. I see a difference. the mouse is that much smoother when you move it around at 240fps.

[Tanooki]

I am a monster! I prefer 30FPS and lock every PC game to that FPS, when possible (98% of the time it is). Even though i have had the hardware to do 60+ on AAA games for a long time.

The next gen of consoles has me a little worried with all this talk of 60FPS games. I HATE anything over 30 FPS in most types of games lul

I couldn't buy the Nathan Drake collection because there was no 30FPS option like the last of us remastered :'(

(I don't play many FPS games tho. When i do it is only the single player campaign.)

After my own heart there in gaming definitely. Like I said, I go for 30fps lock console and computer, not a marginal FPS lower because it can cause instability in the fluidity of motion. 60 is fine, but I won't go higher, and only if it won't compromise having the visuals as pretty as they used to say as the box art shows. I have the hardware so I can do either on computer, but for console 30 is a must with little deviation and sadly/amusingly the Switch does that better on games it shares with the other consoles which often surprises me. Like you I don't play much FPS games as I used to, and if I do, screw multi as I don't like the people it attracts but single player all the way. I don't need a killer story but when there is one like the old COD franchise WW2 stuff I'm more than pleased.

[Kowalski]

Depends. In MMO games I usually prefer stable 30+ FPS rather than high visuals. It is crucial for me as I'm playing Lineage 2 Classic and smooth FPS means a lot in PvPs. In singleplayer games I try to find a balance, but always aim to 25+ FPS.

[Nintendork666]

I just want 60fps preferably. Whether that means I have to lower the graphics settings, or lets me raise them and prevent myself from getting like 100fps, I'm down.

60fps over everything. I need that eye butter.