What is Screen Tearing? How can I Stop It! 

Lol I remember the first game I decide to test for my new pc was watchdogs and the screen was going crazy I thought I just wasted a shit ton of money for nothing to then find out that watchdogs had a bunch of weird cut scenes where I look like someone is hacking you or screen tear.

After enabling v-synch input lag occurs.

It is not true that you can resolve the problem by lowering your fps. If anything it will only make the tearing more noticeable, because you will be able to look at the faulty frame for a longer time. The underlying problem is that the frame-buffer feeds the monitor frames out of sync. This can happen at any refresh rate, both higher and lower than your monitors refresh rate. The statement at 1:07 is false.

Weirdly I only have this with older games. I never had it in newer games.

Even when I cap my frame rate I still get tearing

Lol so that’s what v sync does. That’s really good to know. Fixed my problem.

Lmao the monitor you showed on Amazon is literally the monitor that is screen tearing.

The thing is even if I put my fps to 60 it still screen tears my game

After 6 years i found this video helpful 🤝🏻

i get this when watching youtube and movie my pc is hooked up to a 42inch tv screen never use to do it bu now its getting bad see it more in movie then game play.

RU-vid just started screen tearing today for no reason, I've got no idea why since I have a 144hz monitor

Why do i get screen tearing if my fps is never above 60fps and my monitor is 60hz

if you are using windows 7 , just change your theme to aero themes it will resolve the issue , my mind was blown when i found out how easy is the solution

What if screen tearing occurs even when the gpu is capped to the monitor inside the game?

The consoles have tear as well. Especially on racers. I thought it had to do with exceeding the consoles limits, such as framerate issues.

@Circuits Anonymous has nothing to do with V-sync but I'm interested to know what mic/recording set-up you use. Your audio sounds so clean.

but my monitor is 60hz and when i play games on fps above 60 it doesnt tear but the gameplay isnt smooth and when i play on 60 fps it is very smooth but theres a lot of screen tearing how can i fix that

thank you so much this helps me so much

On windows 7 its a really easy fix. right clikcon desktop, personalize, and choose AERO Theme -> Windows 7. And its fixed and no more tearing. At least on my system it works :)

Turn vsync on if your playing the Arkham games

Thanks so much I thought it was because my monitor is crap (it still is but it’s not the cause of this) I’ve had this problem for months and just now figured this out -_- I guess it’s better now then later but wish I knew sooner

I'm not playing games on my computer, I'm trying to watch videos on my computer, and I still have this problem!

thank you so much i thought i bought a broken nitro 5 but i just had the fps too high

Helped a lot thanks mate

My Xbox one x has screen tearing when I watch RU-vid, how do I fix it?

i have bad screen tearing, i play on 60hz atm because i only just bought my pc... now the problem is, i want to fix the screen tearing without using v-sync and all that jazz because i can't have ANY input lag since im a competitive player, i cap my fps at 144 and im not going any lower. Please Help..

i just got a 4k tv and the screen tearing is dreadfull

I have watched about 5-7 videos on how to fix it and it just doesnt work I cant get it to work it keeps screen tearing

Quick question i use single channel memory 16g ddr4 3000mhz and i experience quite a significant amount of screen tearing on fortnite. I try play without v sync because it increases input delay and thats not what i want. Another thing to note is i only experience tearing on fortnite, all my other games seem to be fine. I also play on a 60hz monitor, but i dont know if this is the issue because i have friends who play on a 60hz monitor and they dont experience any tearing. Thats why im wondering if they could be an issue with my system, my specs are as followed: CPU - I59400f Motherboard - H310M PRO VDH PLUS GPU - 1660 SUPER PSU - 450W RAM - 1x 16g DDR4 3000mhz Edit: I Have a 2tb hdd and a 240gb ssd

When it comes to competitive games, vsync isn’t good right? In other words we just need good monitors right?

This guy is kidding ......makes a video on how to stop screen tearing on a 60 hz monitor and asks us to buy a gsync monitor with 140 hz and above ....wat a ****ing click bait ....

Nvidia gpu with freesync monitor is it fine i have a gtx 1060 and a msi optix mag 241c

just play the game in windowed mode so you can turn off vsync...screen tearing gone

If i have my fps uncapped my game looks very teary and ugly and i have 130 - 200 fps, when i cap it to 75 or 74 or anything it even more teary, if i have it to vsync a lot of input lag and i can’t play with that since i’m a competitive player with not a very good pc if i have capped and vsync it’s less input lag bug still a lot of input lag i have free sync which i can’t use becuase i have a nvidia graphics card and free sync dosent do anything, i really need some help.

Thanks for the help

If I buy 144 hz monitor but set game on graphics level such that it can only give me 120-130 fps will I get screen tearing ?

I have a question. If I am using 144hz screen and the game is producing let's say 120 fps, then there will be no tearing right??

Thanks, now I can... I can... Umm.... I don't know the refresh rate of my TV. I'm gonna take a wild guess and click it on 60.

Thanks, now I'm able to remove the screen tearing on my laptop

Thanks I’ll try your tips!

Question: I have a 1080ti and I’m looking at getting Asus’s new 49 inch Super Ultra Wide freesync monitor. Would I have screen tearing?

Tysm I tried vsync but to much input lag but now I know it's because I playing at 250 frames when I can only get 120

I've never seen screen tearing in my life and I've been gaming for over a decade how tf are ya'll getting screen tear

Great. How do I fix this on my tv? Just watching tv, no games.

Then why do i get screen tearing like every 3 seconds while im under 60fps on 60Hz monitor

i have 144 monitor, v - synch off, am getting screen tearing at forza 4, and i dont want to enable v-sync so i dont lose frames. High end pc .. any soloution?

Can you still get screen tearing with a 144hz monitor, but playing a game capped at 60hz?

Hey! Just a Quick question I play witcher 3 on a MacBook pro 2012 via NVIDIA GeForce NOW. from Time to Time I encounter these problem. Appart from buying a New monitor with a better regresh rate, Would I be able to use these Gsync, Vsync modes?

This is strange fix but I hope it helps I updated my monitor drivers and hey presto no more screen tearing :)

How come I never get screen tearing on my 60hz monitor I've had since 2007?

fixed screen tearing by enabling vertical sync and triple buffering and low latency mode on ultra

what about those using a HDTV? that cant get a monitor

I don’t know if you’ll see this but I’m planning on getting a rtx 2070 and I’m wondering if I use my1080p 60hz monitor with it will I run into problems like this. I’m planning on holding off to get a new monitor in 2 months

Mine constantly does it every second in rocket league I get shifted I’m legitimately considering just selling my PC and buying one again when they improve the technology in 20 years

i got a problem with GTA SA with vsync on i get a solid 60FPS but it tears? if i turn vsync off i get a solid 26FPS no tearing but yeah low FPS

for me i play geometry dash and there's nothing really i can do lol -laptop (can't get a new monitor) -60hz refresh rate -GD has really big levels that must be redrawn 100+ times per second -V-sync just stops the thing above so the game lags this means whatever i'll do i'll have either screen tearing or lag. i never can have neither.

I just started to get screen tear with watch dogs legion and my screen is 60hz

I got 3x 60 hz monitor and i got screen tearing on all my screens while gaming when having 90+ fps and also when stable 60 and also when vsync is on and also when i got adaptive vsync on and vsync of while watching youtube i got screen tearing to, while having vsync of vsync on and adaptive vsync on. so is it actually normal of is that my gpu that is actually doing not good / die also i have fps drops in some games like pubg and Call of duty ww2

Interesting material but what if i have a Benq 120 hz monitor connected to Dvi 120 HZ and a 60 hz TV connected via Hdmi G-force 1060 6gb Msi Terring appears only in movies, YT, Twitch etc is there any way to fix it, in games it i fix but in Video unfortunately not ?? The latest, older drivers do nothing, Adaptive options, etc. too (maybe at least the tearing stripes are either higher or lower :\ And I have duplicate screens set in the options, on Win7 the problem is annoying on Win 10 the problem is minimal, zero hmm

Thanks dude

Vsync should be erradicated from gaming alltogether, input lag is absurd with vsync and makes every game unplayable

Thanks!

OK so my 4K HDR Tv has a tru motion option that makes everythinf at 60 fps, and I played on my base ps4, upscaled 4k with 60 fps, AHH dream for such an old console. And I know that in most games it's 30 fps, but TVs mode wants 60 fps, is that why I get tearing? Although the experience is prettyyyy smoooth

Screen tearing isn't gonna be solved on rhythm games by using v-sync 60fps is not enough for rhythm games

I set my fps to 60 fps on csgo and overwatch and still has tear and my monitor is 60hz

but who do i get on like wathcing youtube browsing on anytbhiug not in just games??

If i have a 144hz monitor but i get 120fps ingame should i lower my monitor to 120hz? Also when i change it to 120hz it says 119 in windows settings so could that be a problem?

I got an asus rog gl502vm it has g sync but the screen is always tearing sometimes

Now i wonder what is screen tearing because ive never experienced this because i have other problems. Fps drop. Potato gaming

I have vsync on and capped my fps in game to match my monitor and I’m still having it

I just bought a new laptop with 300hz screen... and I get screen tearing like crazy in games. like wtf!? I also have it plugged to a second monitor which is my TV, which is a 120 hz 4k UHD TV. The laptop is an Asus rog Strix G713 (RTX 3070, 32 GB RAM, Ryzen 7). The tearing happens on both the laptop screen and the tv as the Tv is displaying what the laptop is (duplicate). I have no idea how to fix this... and just as I thought I might jump from Console gaming to PC gaming... I get this slapped in my face... always problems with PC gaming smh!

i have screen tear even when i play on 30 fps i dont know to fix it its so annoying itriend v sync on or off its still the same

My monitor has a refresh rate of 75, why do i experience tearing even when my game runs at 50 FPS?

I dont know maybe turn on vsync

How can i stop it on mac pro 2013 15 inch

i dont have adaptive vsync option . Only i have on and off .what am i supposed to do im using laptop

Can this happen in a laptop

I have a Freesync 144hz monitor and running 80 to 90 fps, it is doing still doing it

If I’m only getting 130 FPS on a 144 hz monitor do I need free sync

i have 144hz 2k display but nvidia control panel shows 60 hz

V-synch is way so smooth for me tho

So basically my pc is pushing too much for my monitor?

I like how you used tf2 as an example lol that game has a lot of problems if you don't use Vsync

please help i want to buy this monitor AOC-G2460VQ6 i dont have AMD and i got a nvidia gt1030 graphics card is there ant problem that can happen if i buy that monitor ? please i didnt understand the video

I have a Nvidia graphics card and i wanna buy a new monitor but every G-sync monitor is super expensive. Can i use a free-sync monitor?

What if this doesn’t work

I hate when vids miss out 75hz

Hello, the screen tearing can be fix with changing grafic card ? I have gtx 660 and I will have gtx 970 or rx 470. Thank you

I just had a screen tear happen on my PS4 Pro when i connected my console to my Flat Screen TV. It was during a Division 2 game session.

Can u play 200+ fps on a 144hz without screen tearing and if not can you lower the resolution to stop it

I can't afford a g-sync monitor and I'm worried about AMD driver issues, so I'll be stuck with a 144hz freesync monitor with an nvidia gpu. God save me.... -_-

i just bought a 240 hz monitor, and i wont be able to uprgrade my pc for about a month. If i am playing 144 frames on a 240 hz monitor will i screen tear?

So if my monitor is 60hz and I'm playing a game at 60fps or under I don't have to enable vsync?

i have a 75hz monitor i play minecrtaft on 75 fps and i still get screen tearing

my tearing only accures during watching videos

So if my monitor is 60hz and I cap my FPS at 60 I shouldn’t see any screen tearing?

Basically buy a better monitor that's the solution

If you guys have the Xbox app on windows and you can’t find a way to fix the screen tearing turn off the game the game dvr recording it worked for me

so if your monitor refresh rate is high enough, you don't have to worry about it?

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