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Hello everyone,

I experimented with some gsync / freesync related settings for tarkov and found out how to fully utilize gsync in tarkov for smooth gameplay – this had the biggest impact on my game smoothness overall, even playing on 60-80 the game feels much smoother than before.

I have not seen any optimization guide or any post mentioning this before so I decided to post it.

Unfortunately, there is also a bug in tarkov that occurs sometimes which cause gsync to not fully work – I will explain how to detect when you have the bug and how to fix it.

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There are very specific settings which allow to fully utilize gsync / freesync in tarkov and just enabling gsync alone in nvidia control panel will not be enough.

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It also significantly mitigates the bad frametimes tarkov have as a game, if you want a full technical explanation I added links to the articles explaining it below.

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For full information regarding how the combination of these settings works:

https://blurbusters.com/gsync/gsync101-input-lag-tests-and-settings/14/

https://blurbusters.com/gsync/gsync101-input-lag-tests-and-settings/12/

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TLDR:

In tarkov settings -> graphics:

Screen mode: Fullscreen

NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: on and boost

Use your native resolution.

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In Nvidia control panel (in the tarkov specific program):

Low Latency Mode: On

Vertical sync: On

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In Nvidia control panel -> Enable G-SYNC fully for full screen mode and enable settings for the selected display model checkbox.

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Limit your fps to 3 fps below your monitor refresh rate – Preferably use rivatuner statistics server instead of the nvidia setting (My monitor highest refresh rate is 144hz and so I limit my fps to be 141 in RTSS).

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The bug:

Tarkov have a bug where it will report in the menu 60 fps limit but the monitor will actually operate on high refresh rate:

You can see it when running fps 1 in tarkov menu and seeing the fps in the top right to be 60,

But when you open your monitor OSD it will show 144 HZ instead of around 60.

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if you see it – it means the solution isn't fully working for you and you need to try to disable and re-enable the gsync through nvidia control panel or restart tarkov / pc.