More than a year and a half after the release of PlayStation 5, console users can now enable VRR, which can improve performance in games. Again, This requires a number of requirements.both for the television part and for the games we want to run on the console.

This technology was already available on Xbox Series X and S, and now it’s PlayStation 5 users’ turn to take advantage of the system. In this article we’ll shed some light on what the technology is and what it takes to run it on a PS5.

What is VRR and how does it affect us while playing?

VRR comes from English’Variable Refresh Rate‘ and about a technology that adapts the monitor’s refresh rate to the frame rate of the content currently running. This way, if a game is running at 60fps and performance drops to 40fps due to graphics demands, the monitor frequency also drops to 40Hz, increasing the smoothness of the game. This also works when frames exceed 60fps, but this requires a television with a panel with a natural frequency of 120 Hz or more.

This system is made possible by technologies introduced by NVIDIA and AMD. G-Sync in the case of NVIDIA and FreeSync in the last-mentioned case. Such technologies have existed in the PC community for years.and its users are much more familiar than those playing on consoles, because these functions are included in the latest generation consoles.

This system comes to solve two big problems caused by the screen and game not syncing in frames: most tearing and stuttering. The former causes the image to be distorted by a line that crosses it horizontally, and the latter causes small jumps in the cadence of images that reduce fluidity and can ruin our experience. In any case, the important thing to keep is, VRR improves the fluidity of the game quite effectively.

this technology It has an operating range of 40 to 120 fps.. In this way, if the game runs below 40 frames per second, the image synchronization will be broken and therefore the mentioned problems will return. However, higher versions of G-Sync and FreeSync support additional LFC technology (Low Framerate Compensation). With this active, it can compensate for frame synchronization below 40fps with a very ingenious system. And while lowering that figure, technology doubles the rendering of each framethus obtaining an acceptable ratio for the range.

How to enable VRR on PS5

This new option is found in the configuration section of our PS5, specifically the Display and Video options. To activate, just go to it and leave it on ‘Auto’. It also has a switch to enable it even when games don’t support this function. However, Sony has enabled this feature even in games that do not support it, can cause performance issues.

The fact that this option is active on our PlayStation 5 console does not mean that we can take advantage of it immediately. for him, a number of essential requirements must be taken into account if we want to see the differences with active VRR.

What You Need to Benefit from VRR

The main thing is to have a TV compatible with HDMI 2.1 and VRR is included in this specification. This technology is not available on all televisions and may not even be available on televisions already equipped with HDMI 2.1. Like this, we will need to make sure our model has VRR support.

TVs with HDMI 2.1, VRR as well as 120 Hz or higher panel They are usually top notch.and therefore the cost is higher. If what we are looking for according to our budget is a television for playing games, it would be useful to take a look at the models with such technologies. ALLM modes to reduce response times.

The fact that our television has VRR and is active through its settings does not mean that we can always benefit from this technology. And this There will be games without VRR support. Most have a mode selector, one focused on delivering the highest possible accuracy in resolutions and textures, and the other focusing on performance with the goal of reaching 60fps. Actually, on consoles, The list of games that support 120fps is very small.

In general, games with VRR support are able to adapt the frequency of the panel to the frames of the game, as they switch between 30 and 60 fps. In its place, where this technology is most prominent is at frequencies greater than 60 Hz.. In this way, we will see even more fluency if our frame rate is 90fps or higher. We even have monitors that exceed 360 Hz on PC, making it a gaming experience you should try at least once in your life.