Troubleshooting
This test estimates the refresh rate you are actually viewing by analyzing motion timing in your browser. If Monitor looks stuck at 60Hz, check power saving modes, external display adapters, and whether the correct display mode is selected. For gaming, verify V-Sync or frame caps are not limiting perceived smoothness.
Pro tip
On laptops, make sure you are testing on the display you care about (internal vs external), then re-run the test.
Common symptoms
- Monitor feels capped at 60Hz
- High-Hz option missing
- Motion not as smooth as expected
Frame rate display test helps you confirm what your display is actually doing right now, not what a settings menu claims. On desktop setups, cables, ports, and GPU settings are common bottlenecks. Most people start searching whenmotion feels less smooth than it should, the monitor claims one mode, but games feel like another, or a monitor feels like 60Hz even after selecting 144Hz.
Run the motion pattern in full screen for 10 to 20 seconds and watch for the number to settle. Focus on the typical range, not a single spike, and try two runs to make sure it is consistent. If the reading is lower than expected, the usual culprits are the wrong display mode, a cable, port, or adapter limit, mirroring, power saving, or a browser that is throttling animation.
If you want a stronger baseline, do three short runs and note the typical range. Small variations are normal, what matters is whether your setting changes move the range in the direction you expect.
To make this frame rate display test useful, keep the conditions stable. Close heavy tabs, disable battery saver, and avoid remote desktop while testing. If you use DisplayPort or HDMI, try a different port or cable and re-check. A quick reality check is to compare how scrolling and cursor movement feels before and after a change, then see if the measured range matches that difference.
Once you have a baseline, change one setting at a time and test again. If games still feel choppy at a higher Hz, the problem may be frame pacing, V-Sync, a frame cap, or a borderless window mode that is not behaving the way you expect. For more display checks, visit Display tests and come back to refresh rate test whenever you want to re-run the frame rate display test after a tweak.