I'm using a prebuilt Windows PC with a Ryzen 7 7700X, an NVIDIA RTX 5060 8GB, and 32GB of DDR5 memory. My monitor is set to 200 Hz, but every game is now hard-capped at exactly 100 FPS. I previously saw 150–300 FPS in games such as Rainbow Six Siege, so this seems like a setting or configuration problem rather than a hardware limit. NVIDIA Control Panel is already set to a 200 FPS maximum. I'm also wondering whether my RTX 3060 12GB would perform better than the RTX 5060 8GB, and which card I should use.
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Since the limit happens in every game and is exactly 100 FPS, check for another frame-rate limiter besides the NVIDIA Control Panel setting. Look in each game’s video settings, NVIDIA App settings, Windows graphics settings, and any software included with the prebuilt or monitor. Overlays and utilities such as GPU tuning, recording, or motherboard software can also apply a global cap. Confirm that V-Sync, a half-refresh-rate option, or an in-game 100 FPS limit is not enabled.
The monitor model and connection are worth checking too. Make sure the display is actually running at 200 Hz in Windows Advanced Display settings and that the cable is connected to the graphics card, not the motherboard. However, refresh rate alone normally would not force games to stop at exactly 100 FPS, so a separate frame limiter is still the more likely cause.
I’m not sure of the exact monitor model—it’s branded ZZA—but Windows does show the display at 200 Hz. The games never go even slightly above 100 FPS.
A constant 100 FPS across unrelated games usually points to a limiter rather than the GPU reaching its maximum. Check for V-Sync, frame generation settings, NVIDIA WhisperMode or BatteryBoost if applicable, Xbox Game Bar or recording software, and any monitor or prebuilt control application with an FPS limit. Resetting the NVIDIA 3D settings to defaults and reinstalling the graphics driver with a clean installation may also help if the cap appeared suddenly.
The RTX 5060 should generally be the better choice for gaming than an RTX 3060, despite having 8GB instead of 12GB. The 3060’s extra VRAM can help in some high-texture workloads, but it does not usually make it faster overall. I’d keep the 5060 installed and focus on finding the frame cap. Resizable BAR can also be enabled in the BIOS, although that would not normally explain a sudden universal 100 FPS limit.
A 100 FPS cap is probably not caused by the 5060 being too weak. I used to get well over 150 FPS in these same games, so something must have changed in the settings or software.
The NVIDIA Control Panel limit is set to 200, but I’ll check the individual game settings and the prebuilt’s extra software since the cap is completely fixed at 100.