Does High FPS make you a better gamer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX31kZbAXsA

by lucb1e • 7 years ago

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lucb1e• 7 years ago

I found it interesting to see the technical differences and semi-scientific experiments, since I regarded anything over 100Hz as snake oil.

There are still many remarks to be made about the test setup so I do not see this as entirely conclusive, but the results are pretty convincing in that 144+ is clearly distinct from 60. If I remember correctly, there was some research where participants couldn't even tell there was a flash of light in a dark room when it was <100th of a second, so I am fairly surprised that it makes such a big difference in gaming.

Then again, this is not a pure monitors' test, this is about computer speed as well. I definitely noticed the difference when playing OpenArena on 125fps vs 60fps (125 specifically had some physics advantages, hence that number), even though both were displayed on a 60Hz monitor. I wonder if the results still hold up when only the monitor refresh rate changes, it is a proper double-blind test, and the participants are not already used (over thousands of game hours) to certain frame rates.

Does High FPS make you a better gamer?

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