Refresh Rate → FPS Calculator

How many FPS can your monitor actually show, and why extra FPS still helps.

Convert a monitor's refresh rate (Hz) into the maximum frames per second it can actually display, and see what your own FPS means.

Inputs

Monitor refresh rate (Hz)

Your average FPS (optional) (fps)Leave blank to just see the monitor cap.

Result

Up to 144 FPS on screen

Max FPS your monitor can show144 FPS

A display can only present up to its refresh rate in FPS. Rendering more FPS than the refresh (e.g. 300 FPS on a 144 Hz screen) does not add visible frames, but it can lower input latency because fresher frames reach the display sooner. Rendering below the refresh causes judder and stutter.

Figures are about display capability, not a benchmark of any specific GPU.

Sources & references

NVIDIA — G-SYNC and refresh rate fundamentals — retrieved 2026-08-17