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A few weeks back, Insomniac patched Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart on PlayStation 5 to introduce a revised version of its 4K30 fidelity mode. Tapping into the capabilities of 120Hz displays, what the team delivered is a potential game-changer for console titles – a 40fps mode that looked just as good as the older 30fps offering, but running considerably more smoothly and feeling better to play. On the face of it, a bonus 10fps doesn’t sound like a huge bump, but in actuality, it’s a very big deal.<\/p>\n

To explain why, we need to focus on why<\/em> console games typically target 30fps or 60fps (though 120fps support is gaining traction). The reason is simple: consistency. At 60fps with v-sync engaged – as seen in Ratchet’s performance modes – the game sends a new image to your display, synchronised with its refresh. That’s why 60fps looks so smooth and consistent, the game is matched with the refresh rate of the display, with a new frame delivered every 16.7ms. If that’s not possible to hit, 30fps is the better bet. By synchronising the game update with every other<\/em> screen refresh, you retain that consistency and the sense of fluidity – each new frame arrives with a consistent 33.3ms update. A 40fps mode on a 60Hz screen would not look great: new frames would arrive at 16.7ms or<\/em> 33.3ms intervals. It would look jerky and inconsistent.<\/p>\n

That’s why<\/em> 60fps or 30fps are the typical performance targets – so what’s so special about Ratchet’s new 40fps fidelity mode? Well, moving to a 120Hz display, the rules change. 40fps is every third refresh on a 120Hz panel. Rather than delivering an uneven 40fps at 16.7ms or 33.3ms intervals, every new frame is delivered consistently at 25ms instead. And here’s the thing: while 45fps may sound like the mid-point between 30fps and 60fps, in frame-time terms that is not the case: 25ms sits precisely between 16.7ms and 33.3ms. It’s how you might think 45fps should<\/em> be. A look at the performance shot lower down on this page, showing both frame-rate and frame-time should highlight this.<\/p>\n

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A few weeks back, Insomniac patched Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart on PlayStation 5 to introduce a revised version of its 4K30 fidelity mode. Tapping into the capabilities of 120Hz displays, what the team delivered is a potential game-changer for console titles – a 40fps mode that looked just as good as the older 30fps offering, but running considerably more smoothly and feeling better to play. On the face of it, a bonus 10fps doesn’t sound like a huge bump, but in actuality, it’s a very big deal. To explain why, we need to focus on why console games typically target 30fps or 60fps (though 120fps support is gaining traction). The reason is simple: consistency. At 60fps with v-sync engaged – as seen in Ratchet’s…<\/p>\n

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