So I don’t think there’s a fix to my problem but I want to be sure.

I am using my PC as a monitor and my TV is connected via HDMI cable.

These are my specs: Intel® Core™ i5-10400F CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz. Comes with 8GB of RAM. My graphics card is a GTX 1660 Ti.

Here’s the TV I purchased:https://www.amazon.com/TCL-75S450F-Compatibility-Streaming-Television/dp/B0C1HYMT79

So I think the biggest thing I overlooked was the 60Hz refresh rate. All of my games are dropping frames. This is the worst for retro games I’m emulating–stuff like Sonic and Super Mario Bros can’t keep up at all when I’m running in the game and I’m dropping frames like crazy. LITERALLY UNPLAYABLE. But like, for real.

I’ve messed with a lot of Retroarch settings: V-sync on/off, GPU sync 0-1, different video drivers, etc. Nothing makes it better. I’m losing frames in Steam games as well. Even stuff like Hollow Knight.

Because the TV is 75 inches, is a 60Hz refresh rate just not enough to game without dropping frames? I do have the TV set to game mode also.

  • Olive-Juice-@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Do you have any other monitor at home you could try using for troubleshooting and see if you still have frame drops? Hard to say if the TV is causing the problem.

  • Royal_Mists@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    From what I understand inches doesn’t actually matter the pixel number does you have a 4k tv

    if you are having trouble hitting the 60 frames I would tell to lower your graphical settings

    however the things you are playing are old af which leads me to believe you have other issues… If I were you i’d make sure you plugged into your graphics card on your PC and are using the correct cable I believe dp cables are today’s standard Unfortunately that’s everything ik GL

  • jamvanderloeff@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Sounds like your configuration’s ass then, sonic/SMB are fixed almost-60Hz games (at least assuming you’re trying to run the NTSC versions), so fixed 60Hz monitor should only give very occasional frame dupe/drops if you have retroarch set to follow correct speed. And if you set retroarch to follow output refresh rate you should almost never get drops/dupes but have game speed slightly wrong.

    • BlazingLazers69@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Also I might be describing the issue wrong. In Retroarch when I put the fps indicator on it does stay close to 60 when I play SMB, but when I run in the game it’ll just sort of skips for a moment…almost like the screen blinked. That’s frame drop right? Then why does my counter still say I’m maintaining 60 fps?

      • jamvanderloeff@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        How often? NES exact framerate is more like 60.1FPS, so would expect a dropped frame every 10 seconds if you’ve got emulator set to sync on exact timing/audio.