It is unfortunate but forced vsync means I will never adopt Wayland. I do not want a frame+ delay when I'm gaming. I do not want v-sync lag when my framerate occasionally drops below my 240hz refresh rate.
I don't even especially like X11, I just don't want vsync forced on me.
In cases where your game occasionally dips below 240hz enabling VRR will prevent additional latency without requiring you introduce tearing in the display pipeline.
> If you require the absolutely lowest latency possible though and don’t care about screen tearing then X without compositing, with VSync disabled is a better fit for you. You can re-evaluate once the possibility to have VSync disabled is implemented in your compositor of choice and the measured increased volatility in latency (99th percentile) with immediate mode is fixed.
I enjoyed the post, thanks. I suppose I'll wait then and re-evaluate when Wayland's 'immediate mode' is fixed and it is roughly comparable to X11 without a compositor. I go to great lengths to minimize my latency so this is really the only factor that matters to me.
zamadatix|2 years ago
In cases where your game occasionally dips below 240hz enabling VRR will prevent additional latency without requiring you introduce tearing in the display pipeline.
errantmind|2 years ago
I enjoyed the post, thanks. I suppose I'll wait then and re-evaluate when Wayland's 'immediate mode' is fixed and it is roughly comparable to X11 without a compositor. I go to great lengths to minimize my latency so this is really the only factor that matters to me.
papercrane|2 years ago
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/m...
clhodapp|2 years ago
johnny22|2 years ago