Mouse Polling Rate- Difference Between 400-500hz
Mouse Polling Rate- Difference Between 400-500hz
there's a clear discernible difference between 125hz and 500hz, at least to me and most people. but is there really any noticeable difference between tighter number ranges like 400-500hz? or even 300-500hz?
I ask because moving my mouse side to side doesn't produce an exact 500hz, it fluctuates between 400-500, and I'm wondering if this actually has a noticeable effect on smoothness and in-game cameras. when the polling rate is low, like in the 100-200s in Roblox, I find the camera to be quite choppy in comparison; in games where the polling rate would be within that 400-500hz range, the camera is definitely not choppy but I'd like to know if there is any discernible difference here
when I move slowly and pan the camera around, I can see somewhat noticeable breaks but I really cannot tell if that's just my slow-moving fingers/hand causing a sensitive movement on the mouse, or if there's like an actual clear difference in the 300-500 or 400-500hz range
I have an Atrix Guild mouse which is 500hz max
The time difference between 400 Hz and 500 Hz is just 0.005ms. It won't be obvious. The polling rate refers to how often the mouse transmits data to the computer. Whether the game handles input at that frequency (probably not) and if it matches input processing timing can influence the result.