Severe screen tearing with VSYNC disabled in the cockpit. VSYNC on Eliminates the Problem

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Severe screen tearing with VSYNC disabled in the cockpit. VSYNC on Eliminates the Problem

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DX12 enabled, FSR 2.0 Enabled on Quality Setting upscaling 80% resolution to 4K, HDR Enabled, MSFS “Ultra” Graphics Setting Preset. Turn VSYNC off, pan around the cockpit quickly with the mouse… Extreme screen tearing observed. Turn VSYNC back on, pan around the cockpit quickly with the mouse… No screen tearing at all.

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AMD 6900XT 23.7.1

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Honeycomb Alpha+Bravo, Simionic G1000 PFD+MFD+COM, (3) Logitech FIP Gauges, Aviation training Foundation C172/182 Switch panel, Flight Velocity Custom Instrument Panel, Volair Sim Chassis, SPAD.neXt for all peripherals except Mouse, Keyboard, Vjoy

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1.33.8.0

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How is that a bug LOL… it’s exactly how it is supposed to be.

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:rofl:
On another note, how did he get vsync working with DX12? I thought it didn’t work. Or is that only with frame generation active?

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This. Frame generation disables vsync.

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Hi @Henkerhaus, it is normal to get screen tearing with VSYNC switched off. The purpose of VSYNC is to prevent screen tearing.

VSYNC synchronizes the frame rate of MSFS with your monitor’s refresh rate, so you don’t get part of one frame displayed with part of another on your screen, this prevents screen tearing.

This guide explains all about VSYNC in more detail:

Because it’s not a bug, I’ve moved your topic to Tech Talk :slight_smile:

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Thank you for the explanation and clarification. I thought VSYNC was just a way to limit frame rate down to just what your display was capable of producing. I was not aware of the screen tearing aspect or purpose. I had turned it off to see what frame rates I could be potentially getting otherwise. I immediately noticed the tearing issue and though that it was a defect.

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