jorimt wrote: ↑28 Mar 2021, 09:30My optimal G-SYNC settings were never directly intended for competitive shooters, they were intended for G-SYNC, which only has one optimal no-tear, low-lag single frame delivery configuration: G-SYNC on + V-SYNC on + minimum -3 FPS limit of current max refresh. So if you're using G-SYNC for comp shooters, and want the lowest lag no-tear method possible, that's still the most optimal setup.NIghtcorey wrote: ↑28 Mar 2021, 03:32I am still not sure after reading this, whether we should do some changes in Valorant in regards to the article for Optimal G-Sync settings.
Settings involving the pre-rendered frames queue, such as LLM and Reflex, were never directly related to G-SYNC input lag, and cause separate lag via the render queue that you'd get in any GPU-bound scenario, with or without G-SYNC. I only ever added recommendations for such settings to my Optimal G-SYNC settings upon repeat request for completion's sake.
If your GPU isn't maxed in Valorant, and your system can sustain the framerate at the set FPS limit, neither LLM nor Reflex will do much of anything until your GPU maxes out and your framerate drops below your set limit.
Since it's very easy to reach very high framerates on most configurations in Valorant, my assumption is the devs added Reflex for 1) marketing purposes, and 2) for situations where users are playing with G-SYNC off + VSYNC off + uncapped FPS, so when they reach very high framerates on a moderately performing PC, render queue input lag won't increase when/if the GPU usage maxes out.
As for LLM vs. Reflex, the latter is intended as a complete replacement to the former, so if you have Reflex enabled, it entirely overrides LLM, regardless of what it's set to.
Makes perfect sense now Jorimt, thanks for this explanation.
I think I'll stick to G-SYNC.
I thought my GPU would (with i9 9900k) would be able to sustain more than 240 FPS (my monitor is 240 Hz), but I do see it sometimes drop below and I assume this is quite bad, right? If I were to go with miminal Input lag (aka GSYNC OFF and VSYNC OFF with Unlimited FPS).
Thanks