How to fix/Workaround | stuck on 60 FPS full screen | multi-monitor

Bug Info:Full screen stuck on 60 FPS as long as you’re running multi monitor setup.
Platform: Windows PC
Edition: Deluxe
PC GPU: 7800XT (latest driver July 24)

For us folks running multi-monitor setups, theres been this seemingly random problem of gam being stuck on 60 FPS even if you got a high end GPU, or it’s stuck on 60 FPS as long as you’re running multi monitor setup.

Various fix was attempted, including:

  • turning off all the Microsoft game mode stuff - Dont Work
  • turning off all the Microsoft game bar stuff - DOnt Work
  • turning off “full screen optimization” at program setting/compatibility level - Dont Work
  • updating GPU driver blah blah - Dont Work.
    edit yes i did check the display/graphic settings of the monitor, 165hz, its the first thing i checked…

None of those works. Game was running 144FPS (capped due to old monitor refresh rate) on the old monitor, so I know my hardware (5800x3D/7800XT can push higher FPS)

I started experiencing this 60FPS BS when I replaced my main monitor with a new WQHD one, so i know theres some thing going on, and all the internet fixes aint working.

I was previously running a dual monitor setup and this was not happening, so I was completely lost as to what the hell was going on.

WELL… there was ONE THING different between my old multi-monitor setup, and my new one…

… Old setup, was running different cables between the 2 monitors (1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort), the current problematic setuc, was running 2x DisplayPorts to my GPU.

THE FIX/WORKAROUND
Well… I got a spare HDMI cable, so changed the spare non-gaming monitor to HDMI…

  • So I have the main gaming monitor in DP, and spare/extra monitor on HDMI.

It magically fixed it, main monitor on DisplayPort how hits 160FPS

So try it, especially if your 2 monitors are not exactly the same brand/model/spec.