I have a high refresh rate monitor but it is showing 60Hz on my display setting. What should I do?
These are some of the important things you need to check:
Connect your device to the DisplayPort instead of the HDMI port as DisplayPort supports higher bandwidth as compared to HDMI 1.4 or HDMI 2.0.
You can refer to the below table for reference on the maximum refresh rate different ports can achieve:
FHD (1080p)
QHD (1440p)
4K (2160p)
HDMI 1.4
144Hz
75Hz
30Hz
HDMI 2.0
240Hz
144Hz
60Hz
HDMI 2.1
480Hz
360Hz
180Hz
DisplayPort 1.2
240Hz
144Hz
75Hz
DisplayPort 1.4
360Hz
240Hz
120Hz
USB-C 3.1
60Hz
60Hz
60Hz
Do note that the maximum refesh rate to both the monitor and device (whichever is lower) To find out how to change the refresh rate of your display click here.
