When it comes to enjoying the best video gaming experience, in addition to using a moderately powerful computer capable of moving the game smoothly, it is necessary to use a monitor with a high refresh rate, especially in first person action titles and. in the third person where you can go from life to death in less than a second.
In the market we can find a large number of gaming monitors with all types of refresh rates. Some models include support for up to 540Hz on computers with 1080p and 1440p resolution. In fact, most 4K monitors on the market offer a similar refresh rate at these resolutions, dropping by half if the content is 4K.
However, it was only a matter of time before manufacturers offered users the ability to play in 4K with a high refresh rate something that seems to have been achieved by the manufacturer TCL CSOT, a company that presented the first monitor with 4K resolution at 1000 Hz.
Up to 1,000 Hz in 4K resolution
Thanks to advances in the standard DisplayPort 2.1especially in UHBR20 mode, refresh rates above 800Hz can be achieved at 1080p without the need to compress the image via DSC.
With DSC 3.0, this compression technology provides perfect bandwidth to reach up to 540 Hz at 1080 reducing the bandwidth to 15.5 Gbps within the UHBR20 mode bandwidth of 77.3 Gbps.
According to Blur Busters, present at the TCL booth at DisplayWeek2024, to achieve such high frame rates it is obviously necessary that the GPU
This monitor with 4K resolution at 1000 Hz is very good to attract the attention of the gaming audience, however, to achieve such a FPS figure it is necessary for the manufacturer to work hand in hand with the manufacturers of graphics cardsin order to get the most out of it, without forgetting the game developersas some don’t offer support at best above 360Hz, a topic we’ll cover below.
Are so many HZ worth it?
Going from 60Hz from a normal desktop monitor to one with a higher refresh rate is, without a doubt, a huge change that anyone with two eyes on their face can see. This change allows the game to be viewed more smoothly, since a greater number of frames per second are displayed and provides a significant advantage over players who do not use a monitor with a higher number of Hz.
If your mobile is capable of offering more than 60 Hz, you will surely have noticed the change compared to your previous mobile when scrolling on the screen. The same thing happens on monitors. However, unless you have a very trained eye and the games are capable of offering such a high FPS rate (not all of them allow us to offer high FPS rates stably), beyond 360 Hz, this no longer makes sense. users’ capacity for perception is limited.
