As monitor technology progresses, the software aspect must stay current with the hardware. A particularly thrilling recent advancement within this sector is the arrival of 1,000 Hz gaming monitors, and currently Microsoft is moving to future-proof Windows for these devices. As such, new Insider builds for Windows 11 not only support refresh rates higher than 1,000 Hz, but they can reportedly go up to 5,000 Hz.
The new refresh rate limits were first spotted by Blur Busters, who also happened to play a part in the feature's implementation. A former piece of theirs stated that the human eye can technically detect up to 20,000 Hz, which perhaps persuaded Microsoft to elevate the maximum. A contact from the company reached out to Blur Busters and even said the maximum limit is now up to 5,000 Hz in newer Windows builds.
Article continues belowWe don't have monitors that can test that yet — Blur Busters says manufacturers are working on 2,000 Hz displays for 2030 — but big companies like Samsung are launching their 1,000 Hz-capable displays this year.
Moreover, achieving 1,000 frames per second in any game is a completely different challenge, one that AMD seems to have solved with its X3D chips. As time passes, we will only witness increased frame rates due to neural rendering advancements and AI serving as a tool for boosting FPS. Q
Concurrent with this progress, Nvidia has also debuted its first update for G-Sync Pulsar — the firm's sophisticated backlight strobing technology that aligns with a display's variable refresh rate (VRR). This enhancement removes distinct ghosting when a title operates below 90 FPS and incorporates a constant 60 Hz strobing option for software restricted to that frame frequency.
The built-in FPS counter has also been corrected for situations where games run under 90 FPS. This kind of software-hardware coordination is only achievable on displays that have been certified by Nvidia. The update is available on just four displays that all launched at CES 2026 earlier this year. This, in conjunction with Microsoft's wider refresh rate improvement, indicates that a period of perfect motion sharpness is nearly here.
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