The frame rate drops when I use my second monitor.
The frame rate drops when I use my second monitor.
Your main monitor runs at 240Hz and 1920x1080, while your second monitor is slower at 60Hz. When you use just the first monitor, everything works smoothly and matches the frame rate shown. But with both screens on, you notice a drop in performance. You’ve tried using a different GPU for the second display, but it didn’t help. Your hardware specs are listed, so you’re all set to figure this out.
There really isn't an inexpensive solution for this issue. You have two monitors connected to the GPU, one at 240Hz and the other at 60Hz. The GPU has to refresh both screens, but they're running at different speeds, which causes the frame buffers to become out of sync. If your CPU had its own integrated graphics, simply connecting the 60Hz monitor to the motherboard would have been a straightforward and affordable fix. The other possibilities are:
- Get a second Nvidia GPU, such as a GT 1030, or another card that doesn't need extra connectors.
- Swap in a 240Hz monitor for the 60Hz one.
- Keep leaving the second screen blank.
Your NVIDIA Quadro K2000 should work fine on your computer. Just make sure it's compatible with your system and you're using the right drivers.
I connected the quadro to the second monitor and reinstalled the drivers for my 1080. Now I need to get the drivers for the quadro set up so everything functions properly.
I faced this problem too—my Xbox game DVR was running on Windows, and I didn’t even have an actual Xbox. It ends up capping the frame rate at 60 frames per second, especially when I used two monitors with different refresh rates.