PAYDAY 3 – Custom FPS Limit Guide (VRR Users e.g. G-SYNC or FreeSync)

September 19, 2023 Helena Stamatina 0

How to configure a custom frame rate limit.

Guide to Custom FPS Limit

Why

Payday 3 offers only predefined refresh rate limits (e.g. 120 FPS or 144 FPS but nothing in between). Users with variable refresh rate (VRR) like G-SYNC und FreeSync usually prefer a frame rate limit slightly below the actual maximum of the display because frame pacing might not be perfect and thus you’re still loosing frames even if the AVERAGE frame rate is below the maximum refresh rate of your display. Depending on how good (or bad) the frame pacing is you might want to configure a frame rate limit 2 to 10 FPS below your max refresh rate.

How

On Windows:

  • Open the folder
    • %localappdata%\PAYDAY3\Saved\Config\WindowsClient\
  • Open the file with your favourite editor
GameUserSettings.ini
  • Look for the variable
FrameRateLimit
  • And configure it to your desired value, e.g.
FrameRateLimit=135.000000

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I love two things in life, games and sports. Although sports were my earliest interest, it was video games that got me completely addicted (in a good way). My first game was Crash Bandicoot (PS1) from the legendary studio Naughty Dog back in 1996. I turned my passion for gaming into a job back in 2019 when I transformed my geek blog (Re-actor) into the gaming website it is today.

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