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Question about High Refresh Rate Monitors and High Res Monitors on linux

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Hello, I cant seem to find any upto date info on this topic and all the old threads seem to suggest that these features do not work well on linux.

I am looking to get a 144hz monitor that is at least 2k in resolution. I have an Nvidia graphics card and KDE Plasma. I want to run two monitors and the 2nd monitors is 60hz and 1080p. Would this cause issues? Is there anything I need to consider when looking for a monitor?

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sarfunkel@kbin.social
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Are you using wayland? As far as I’m aware X11 can’t handle different refresh rates for different monitors so it defaults to the lower one.

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Chiming in to say #Wayland is what resolved this issue for me. I had to switch from Linux Mint Cinnamon to #EndeavourOS + #GNOME and I’m much happier with my setup now.

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1984@beehaw.org
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What’s your GPU?

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priapus@sh.itjust.works
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X11 can use the higher refresh rate when using multiple monitors. It just runs everything at a higher refresh rate which can cause tearing on the lower one.

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