{"id":357484,"date":"2021-10-24T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-screen-tearing\/"},"modified":"2021-10-24T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T13:00:00","slug":"what-is-screen-tearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-screen-tearing\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Is Screen Tearing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a861b02da9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a861b02da9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-screen-tearing\/#Screen_Tearing_Frame_Rate_and_Refresh_Rate\" >Screen Tearing, Frame Rate, and Refresh Rate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-screen-tearing\/#Variable_Refresh_Rate_Eliminates_Tearing\" >Variable Refresh Rate Eliminates Tearing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-screen-tearing\/#Most_New_TVs_and_Monitors_Now_Support_VRR\" >Most New TVs and Monitors Now Support VRR<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#What Is Screen Tearing?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-743895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/person-playing-pc-fps-game.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/person-playing-pc-fps-game.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/person-playing-pc-fps-game.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Back view of person playing a FPS game on PC\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/back-view-young-gamer-playing-fps-1735735829\">panuwat phimpha\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Screen tearing is ugly, distracting, and with the latest monitors and televisions entirely avoidable. If you\u2019re looking at purchasing a new display for gaming, you should understand what screen tearing is, how it occurs, and how you can eliminate it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Screen_Tearing_Frame_Rate_and_Refresh_Rate\"><\/span>Screen Tearing, Frame Rate, and Refresh Rate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Screen tearing is the name given to unsightly visual artifacts that occur mostly in video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, but could h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en anywhere there is a mismatch between the actual frame rate and a display\u2019s refresh rate.<\/p>\n<p>A display\u2019s refresh rate determines how many times every second that display updates. This starts at around 60Hz for most older televisions and office monitors, with higher refresh rate televisions of 120Hz and high refresh rate monitors of 144Hz and 240Hz becoming more common.<\/p>\n<p>On a 60Hz screen, the monitor expects a new frame every 16.667 milliseconds.\u00a0Tearing occurs when the computer or console driving the display cannot get a full frame ready in that time. This is usually a result of a dip in frame rate where the GPU is under load and frame times exceed the 16.667-millisecond cutoff.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of sending a full frame, the GPU sends an incomplete frame and because the monitor expects a new frame every 16.667 milliseconds, the incomplete frame is displayed on top of the old frame. This results in a \u201ctear\u201d on the screen where both the old and new frames are displayed at once. If you\u2019re not sure if you\u2019ve witnessed this on your own screen, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> channel Neon Cipher demonstrated what screen tearing looks like in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rg_0D96ZGSY\">a short video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Variable_Refresh_Rate_Eliminates_Tearing\"><\/span>Variable Refresh Rate Eliminates Tearing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Vertical sync, or VSync, has been used by gamers for years to lock the frame rate of a game with the refresh rate of a monitor. This works but is potentially wasteful of performance and it doesn\u2019t help if you can\u2019t maintain a frame rate that matches or exceeds your monitor\u2019s refresh rate.<\/p>\n<p>Enter variable refresh rate or VRR. This <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> has a few different names depending on which brand you pick including FreeSync (AMD), G-SYNC (NVIDIA), and HDMI Forum VRR, but it all works in roughly the same way.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-754040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/freesync_vrr.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Logos for AMD FreeSync technology\" width=\"650\" height=\"150\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>VRR adjusts the refresh rate of the monitor on the fly to match the frame rate of the GPU. This eliminates screen tearing by ensuring that the monitor waits for the next full frame before forcing a refresh. Not only does it eliminate tearing, but the feature can also be used to compensate for low frame rates by duplicating frames when necessary.<\/p>\n<p>To make the most of VRR, you\u2019ll need to make sure you buy a TV or a monitor that supports the feature (and that your computer\u2019s graphics card or your console is also compatible).<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_New_TVs_and_Monitors_Now_Support_VRR\"><\/span>Most New TVs and Monitors Now Support VRR<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most new monitors and TVs support at least some form of VRR, whether it\u2019s AMD\u2019s free-to-implement FreeSync or HDMI Forum VRR introduced as part of the upgrade to HDMI 2.1.<\/p>\n<p>The Xbox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> X and S both support VRR technology, and Sony is said to be bringing the feature to PlayStation 5 in a later update. If you\u2019re buying a display for gaming, make sure you don\u2019t pass up on this essential feature. That\u2019s why all of our favorite gaming monitors and recommended gaming TVs support VRR in some form or another.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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