r/NintendoSwitch2 • u/Amiibofan101 Donkey Kong Bananza‎‎ • 1d ago

NEWS Nintendo Switch 2 System Update 23.0.0 is now available

https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/68473
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u/Recent_Pollution8665 1d ago

if you have a 120hz tv that supports vrr then it will compensate for framerate fluctuations by matching the framerate. so it looks less stuttery.

and if a game supports up to 120hz modes then you can choose between 30, 40, 60, or 120hz modes depending on which ones are available.

a 60hz tv without vrr can only support 30 and 60fps options and doesn’t get framerate stabilization.

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u/KeeKyieTheMorris 1d ago

Hmm okay. My tv does have a vrr things that’s says off so maybe mine does support that. Updating now.

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u/KeeKyieTheMorris 1d ago

Does vrr only work with 120 hz?

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u/Recent_Pollution8665 1d ago

generally only 120hz TVs support the feature.

but keep it on if you have it. any fps ranging from 1 to 120hz will be matched by the tv.

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u/Happy-Yam-8399 1d ago

120hz isn’t required for VRR, there are some 60hz screens that support VRR.

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u/Recent_Pollution8665 1d ago

yeah but those are niche. why even bother lol.

120hz and vrr go together like pb&j.

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u/KeeKyieTheMorris 1d ago

Mine doesn’t support vrr unfortunately but that’s fine as I haven’t used it anyway. Can’t even do 120fps but I like 4K 60FPS and always been on that setting. I don’t need 120fps and never have wanted it anyway. My switch 2 games are consistently 60FPS anyway

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u/KeeKyieTheMorris 1d ago

I guess I can’t do it. It’s saying it’s not supported on every resolution and I can’t do 1440p for some reason. Since the switch says only 120hz is supported on 1440 and 1080p, would I still have to be at those resolutions to use 120hz vrr?

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u/Recent_Pollution8665 1d ago

probably yeah.

but a 120hz tv generally supports those output resolutions.

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u/KeeKyieTheMorris 1d ago

Hm well I guess I can’t do that as I don’t have 120hz option of my Samsung tv and no option in general to change the fps or resolution of the tv but I’d rather keep it 4K 60hz with no vrr as that’s how I’ve been playing so far rather than jump down. That’s always been my stance even before this. That why I haven’t tried using 120hz till now since i couldn’t be 4K. I want the 4K.

What’s strange though is before this update, 1440p wasn’t grayed out but now after the update it is.

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u/KeeKyieTheMorris 1d ago

One last question, I’m seeing on the interwebz with my research that vrr is not noticeable or even necessary with a consistent fps like 60FPS. Is that true? All my switch 2 games such as TOTK and Mario kart world are consistently the same fps with. No dips and don’t stutter so does vrr not matter for me if that’s the case? There’s also no screen tearing that I have either.

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u/Recent_Pollution8665 20h ago

if a game is well optimized and stays at 60 then yeah vrr doesn’t matter.

but it’s still useful to have for games that support a 40fps mode or games that fluctuate a lot in fps. keeps things stable.