How to Use the Latest Nvidia Drivers to Cap Your PC’s Frame Rate
The all-new version of the Nvidia GeForce drivers has a nice little feature: universal frame rate limiting. If you’re tired of setting this limit on every single game you play, it’ll save you a bit of time, and since this feature is somewhat hidden in Nvidia’s Control Panel and came without much fanfare, here’s how to find it (and what it does).
First, make sure you update your GeForce drivers to the latest version. For most people, this is as easy as checking GeForce Experience for updates:
You can also use Nvidia’s website to directly download the latest drivers – version 441.87 at the time of this writing.
After installing the new drivers, open the Nvidia Control Panel by right clicking on the desktop and selecting this option. Next, you’ll want to hit Manage 3D Settings and scroll down a bit until you see the new Maximum Frame Rate option. Click on it to bring up a small slider:
What should you set this value to? I recommend starting by agreeing on your display’s refresh rate, if you even want to turn it on. Sure, you’ll love the lower input lag if you just let the footage fly without a cap, but regular people will likely notice the image tearing that occurs with this more than they can tell the difference in milliseconds when capturing their Fortnite friends.
Plus, if you’re playing on a laptop, limiting your frame rate will ensure that your graphics card isn’t performing at its full potential, creating unnecessary noise and heat, and burning your battery to produce extra frames that can cause tearing or tearing. other troubles for your games.
If you find that limiting your frame rate (combined with enabling or disabling Vsync) improves the experience of games you regularly play, keep it! And if you find that your game seems less responsive, increase the value – double the monitor refresh rate if your graphics card can handle it – or disable it entirely.
A controversial setting does not provide a single right or wrong answer for every case; it all depends on the type of games you play and the experience you want. If you want to make a career in CS: GO, I would completely avoid the setting. If you enjoy playing single-player RPG games, give it a try and see if it matters.