Nvidia recommends leaving V-Sync on alongside G-Sync when frame rate can exceed your monitor's max refresh, capping frames just under that ceiling to avoid tearing. Evetech stocks G-Sync compatible monitors and RTX cards built for this setup.
G-Sync can keep a game smooth at 137fps, then a tear appears when the counter reaches the monitor's 144Hz ceiling. The fix sits in a setting many players were taught to disable. Run V-Sync with G-Sync, add a small frame cap below maximum refresh and let each control handle its part of the range.
Enable G-Sync for your display, set V-Sync to On in the NVIDIA Control Panel and cap the game two or three frames below the monitor's maximum refresh. Use 141fps for 144Hz, 162fps for 165Hz or 237fps for 240Hz as starting points. Evetech's gaming-monitor snapshot had a R4,499 median price in July 2026, so set up the panel you own before paying for a faster one.
G-Sync matches the monitor's refresh timing to the GPU while the frame rate stays inside the variable-refresh range. Once the GPU exceeds the panel's maximum, it leaves that range and tearing can return.
The control-panel V-Sync setting catches frames at the ceiling. Your cap keeps the game a little below that point, so V-Sync rarely needs to hold a frame. This arrangement gives G-Sync room to work without frequent contact with the hard upper limit.
A stronger GPU from Evetech's NVIDIA card range may hit that ceiling more often, which makes the cap more useful rather than less.
Use an in-game limiter when it provides steady frame pacing. The NVIDIA App or another trusted limiter can handle games without one. Begin two or three frames below the listed refresh rate and watch the graph during a busy scene.
A 141fps cap may still touch 144Hz because limiters and frame delivery vary. Drop another frame if you see repeated ceiling contact. For a game that runs far below maximum refresh, the exact cap matters less because G-Sync already has room.
A competitive player may accept tearing and run uncapped to chase the newest possible frame. If that is your choice, switch V-Sync off for that game profile and compare response in a repeatable aim drill. Do not force one global compromise across a racing game, a story-driven title and a ranked shooter.
Check the best-selling GPUs at Evetech if your card cannot stay within the monitor's useful range. Lowering one heavy setting may give you a steadier result than buying hardware to chase the last few frames.
Set it to On in the NVIDIA Control Panel and use a cap below maximum refresh for a tear-free general setup.
The frame cap aims to prevent repeated contact with the V-Sync ceiling, where extra waiting can occur.
Tearing can appear when frame rate exceeds the monitor's variable-refresh ceiling. V-Sync covers that boundary.
Use it when the game offers a stable limiter. Try the driver cap if the in-game result has uneven pacing.
It applies to displays running G-Sync or validated compatible variable refresh through an NVIDIA GPU. Confirm the display mode and connection.
Enable G-Sync under the display controls, set V-Sync On under 3D settings and place the frame cap in the game or driver profile.
Matching an NVIDIA GPU to a high-refresh display? Compare Evetech's card range against your monitor resolution, then save separate frame-cap profiles for everyday and competitive games.
Set it to On in the NVIDIA Control Panel and use a cap below maximum refresh for a tear-free general setup.
The frame cap aims to prevent repeated contact with the V-Sync ceiling, where extra waiting can occur.
Tearing can appear when frame rate exceeds the monitor's variable-refresh ceiling. V-Sync covers that boundary.
Use it when the game offers a stable limiter. Try the driver cap if the in-game result has uneven pacing.
It applies to displays running G-Sync or validated compatible variable refresh through an NVIDIA GPU. Confirm the display mode and connection.
Enable G-Sync under the display controls, set V-Sync On under 3D settings and place the frame cap in the game or driver profile.
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