Does increasing Refresh Rate lower the performance?

[Hanzou]

well my question is pretty much in the title. If I increse my refresh rate in a game, will my performance drop a bit, or does the the refrsh rate not matter?

 

[NYHoustonman]

Doesn't matter, all it does is set how often your monitor "refreshes." If anything, it could be a limit, as AFAIK your fps is limited by your refresh rate. Layman's terms: No.

 

[Peter D]

Only if you sync your frames to your refresh rate if memory serves...

 

[Hanzou]

ok good, that was what i was thinking, just making sure.

 

[rbV5]

If I increse my refresh rate in a game, will my performance drop a bit, or does the the refrsh rate not matter?

If you have vsync on and you increase your refresh rate AND your rig is capable of higher frame rates...it will increase your performance.

edit: I should say increase your "framerate"

 

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: Hanzou
well my question is pretty much in the title. If I increse my refresh rate in a game, will my performance drop a bit, or does the the refrsh rate not matter?

In a word, no. With Vsynch off (which I believe most of us do), raising the refresh rate, say from 60 Hz to 75Hz or 85Hz or even 100Hz will not affect performance whatsoever.