Hi fellow pixel screen enjoyers. I have been sort of losing my mind with my HP x27q monitor connected to my 3060Ti, more specifically it's VRR. I remember about a year ago when i had VRR on and i alt-tabbed a game like Apex Legends it would show up just as fast as it did using no VRR. But now when i play any game in exclusive fullscreen @ desktop resolution and Alt-Tab with VRR on, my screen goes black and it takes a couple seconds for the game to show up. But there are caveats to this too.
For old games i found using DXVK gave me the snappy alt tab into exclusive fullscreen + working VRR, but now even that gives me the same delay now, i don't know why that stopped working randomly. Anything that isn't DX12 gives me this issue now. A DX12 "Exclusive Fullscreen" game works fine, but if i change the mode to Windowed and back to Exclusive without restarting game, the same delay appears??
Another thing i found is that if i create a custom resolution and alt tab i get the same length of black screen. For example if i run Apex legends at 1920x1440 (4:3) + VRR the delay is the exact same as Native Resolution + VRR but native res + no VRR gives instant Alt-Tab like i used to have.
I'ts like VRR makes the monitors refresh rate like .001 different for fullscreen exclusive therefore causing this delay. I should also mention that have used the DP 1.4 cable that came with the monitor, but it worked before and i have no other issues besides this VRR-related one.
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List of things i've tried, but open to trying again:
Replugging monitors, Reseating GPU etc.
Changing CRU settings, such as deleting other refresh rates and resolutions.
Enabling + Disabling HDR (I always have it disabled, worth a try though)
Changing G-Sync setting to "Windowed + Fullscreen"
Changing color settings / resolution / Hz to prevent Nvidia DSC from compressing the signal (I should be below threshold for DP 1.4 but you never know)
Yelling at the monitor (It didn't listen)
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Does anyone else have this issue with this monitor or just in general, and did you manage to fix it? I have attached a CRU screenshot showing the monitor's settings if that is of any use, and i could provide more info if needed. Thanks in advance
HP x27q G-sync Alt-Tab Black Screen
Talk about NVIDIA G-SYNC, a variable refresh rate (VRR) technology. G-SYNC eliminates stutters, tearing, and reduces input lag. List of G-SYNC Monitors.
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