The Xbox Series X has far more games with 120fps support compared to PS5, with Microsoft’s backwards compatibility feature, FPS Boost, also helping increase the framerate of older Xbox One games. Again, a HDMI 2.1 or 2.0 connection will affect what resolutions you are able to run at when hitting 120fps. The main takeaway is this: if a display is capable of 120Hz, then it can run games at 120fps on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S providing it has a HDMI 2.0 or HDMI 2.1 port. If you’ve ever played a 30fps game that is unlocked, it’s often extremely unpleasant, as a game will widely fluctuate between different framerate values, which ultimately leads to a choppy, inconsistent experience. Developers often lock a framerate to a set figure: either 30, 60 or 120, to provide a steady and consistent experience.

For 120fps, you’d need a 120Hz capable display.įrames per second (fps) is the number of individual images generated by a console or a PC. If your TV only has a 60Hz refresh rate, you won’t be able to play at 120fps as the maximum refreshes per second it can achieve is 60. Most TVs are limited to 60Hz, but you may have seen some monitors that support 144Hz and even 360Hz. Hertz (Hz) refers to the number of times your display refreshes per second.

It’s easy to get the two confused, but it’s important to know the difference between them.

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