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Does High FPS make you a better gamer? Ft. Shroud - FINAL ANSWER

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What it is

Linus Tech Tips tests whether higher frame rates and refresh rates improve gaming performance, using Shroud and other players on aim and reaction tests at 60, 144 and 240Hz. The video is sponsored by Nvidia.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters cite it as informal evidence that higher refresh rates measurably help both pro and casual players, even though it is more entertainment than rigorous science.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “This informal experiment is quite convincing”

    Informal experiment showing high refresh rates help competitive FPS.

    akyu, 2021-05 · Recommendation · in “Google Says Everything at Stadia Is Fine, as the Water Reaches Their Noses”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: fps, refresh rate, 240hz, competitive gaming, latency, ltt

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