(10-14-2016, 03:24 AM)Jhonn Wrote: And why exactly you need VSync? GC/Wii games never goes above 60 FPS, so, assuming your monitor has a 60Hz refresh rate you shouldn't experience any screen tearing, even with VSync off...
I don't claim to know the technical details of why this happens but I can assure you, if you play a native 60FPS game that your system can actually run at 60FPS, in exclusive fullscreen mode (without checking the box for borderless fullscreen), you will see screen tearing.
I used to run in borderless fullscreen and let Windows WDM eliminate the screen tearing to avoid the vsync penalty. However, some games show mild stuttering, even while maintaining 60FPS, per dolphin's FPS counter. However, thanks to a tip I received in the forums yesterday, I've now started using vsync again in exclusive fullscreen mode and I'm no longer seeing a degradation in framerate, nor the aforementioned micro-stuttering. I don't know if this is because of updates to my video card driver or if using Windows 10 instead of Windows 7 has something to do with that, but I really like my new settings.
Windows 10 Pro x64 | i7-9700K @ 4.6-5.0GHz | MSI Z370 Gaming Plus | MSI RX 5700 8GB Factory-OC | 16 GB DDR4-3000