Seems to be affecting AMD as well I think. In Screen tearing introduced by 16/02/21 update a workaround was found but it only applies to Nvidia cards (switch on Fast Vsync via settings). What about AMD? I’m reluctant to enable Vsync as I’ve read it’ll cause performance issues if GPU can’t keep up with the display frame rate (60fps) and we all know MSFS can’t be at steady FPS even with $10k GPUs.
Some initial tests with Vsync on @ 60 fps lock in my GPU are no-go, causes significant performance hit so I’d rather go with the annoying screen tearing.
Will need to test this tomorrow as I noticed tonight I was getting a lot of backlight flickering on my monitor. Never had this with MSFS until after today’s update. Can be an issue with freesync VA panels when the frame rate inconsistent so looks like something has changed here.
I set mine to 60FPS w/ VSYNC on… I’m getting smooth 45FPS play rate, so far, which I guess is fine. Just odd, I used to have it off and got 50-60FPS with no tearing.
Same here. I thought something had happened to my monitor backlight at first.
I use nvidia + g-sync, vsync off in the game. I got this flickering even on loading screens.
I have always had in game vsync off, nvidia vsync off and limited to 30fps in nvidia control panel giving 30fps perfectly smooth, no tearing.
After update had bad tearing, in game vsync at 60 or 30 fps did nothing (allowed higher than 30fps for 30fps limit!) and screen tearing on both. Nvidia CP limited to 30fps, still allowed higher.
The only setting that worked was in game vsync to 20fps, which weirdly gave 30fps with no tearing. Don’t ask me to get technical, I just click buttons LOL I also set nvidia to 30fps limit, just to slow the GPU down (runs at 100% and 84’c if I don’t)
Saw in another post about setting FAST (for nVidia) and thought it didn’t work for me, BUT someone said you have to restart the sim to see the effect. Restarted and all is good! No tearing and running smooth again.
I have 30fps limit in nVidia CP and vSync ‘FAST’
NO vSync on in MSFS
GeForce 1660 Super @1080p
same here, before, vsync on or off had no effect in the game (it was on no matter what) and I ran it super smooth at any frame rate (about 45 in my case maxed out). Now this is no longer possible even using vsync, which is crazy stuttery.
To solve the “backlight flickering” problem I disabled G-SYNC and enabled V-SYNC in the Nvidia control panel. In MSFS VSYNC is off. My display is 165Hz, so there is no much difference between G-SYNC nad V-SYNC, as my average FPS is around 40.
Before update with v-sync off (not limited by FPS) = perfectly, smooth.
Now with v-sync on and limited FPS (60) = worse.
Now with v-sync off = unplayable.(screen tearing)
The only way to avoid flickering is to use in game V-Sync for me, using NCP no longer works, but the fps limiter in the game does not work as it should, 30 fps limit in game gives me about 45 fps and if I set it to 20 I get just over 30 fps, but 45 fps seems to work well without stuttering, even when frames drop at busy airports, so that’s an improvement.